Czerny Piano Preliminary Studies, Op. 599

Author: (Austrian) Carl Czerny
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Publication Date: 2001-05-01
Features: Carl Czerny (1791-1857), a renowned Austrian pianist, composer, and piano educator, was a student of Beethoven. The pieces in this tutorial are short, exquisite, and well-structured; the melodies are beautiful, lyrical, and full of singing quality. The technical training progresses from simple to complex in a gradual and systematic manner, making it a widely adopted piano beginner's tutorial worldwide. Generally, students move on to this tutorial after completing 50 pieces of the "Beyer Piano Basic Tutorial" or equivalent level. Some may start practicing from the 11th piece of this tutorial after completing the th volume of the "Thompson Easy Piano Tutorial." This tutorial can be practiced in conjunction with the "Thompson Modern Piano Tutorial" Volumes 1 and 2. After reaching the 40th piece, you can also use the "Bach Piano Preludes for Beginners." This tutorial is available in many versions. It is recommended to use the version published by Shanghai Music Publishing House, annotated by Fang Baimai. This version has been revised for phrasing, fingerings, and various musical symbols, and it provides basic teaching requirements for each exercise, which is highly helpful for piano learning.