Mastering the Piano, Level 1

Description

A 7-Volume Series of Motivating Performance Repertoire

This new series features carefully selected performance repertoire of the great masters from all eras. Each piece is accessible to students and creates a feeling of accomplishment. Diverse in style and expression, each selection features melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic patterning to allow for ease in teaching and memorization. The CD, performed by Valery Lloyd-Watts, provides a powerful auditory tool for musical interpretation. Valery Lloyd-Watts studied at the Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the Royal College of Music in London. She earned a Master of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin, where she studied with Paul Badura-Skoda. She co-authored the text Studying Suzuki Piano: More than Music, which was endorsed by Dr. Suzuki.

Contents:
• Allegretto in C Major Op. 117, No. 5 (by Cornelius Gurlitt (composer) )
• Allegretto in D Major (by Cornelius Gurlitt (composer) )
• Allegro in C Major (by Alexander Reinagle (composer) )
• Dance in C Major Op. 82, No. 19 (by Cornelius Gurlitt (composer) )
• Etude in C Major (by Albert Biehl (composer) )
• Etude in C Major (by Ferdinand Beyer (contributor) )
• Fanfare Op. 117, No. 8 (by Cornelius Gurlitt (composer) )
• Jumping Rope Op. 82, No. 36 (by Cornelius Gurlitt (composer) )
• March in C Major (by Daniel Gottlob Türk (composer) )
• Minuet in G Major (by Alexander Reinagle (composer) )
• Strolling Op 82, No. 10 (by Cornelius Gurlitt (composer) )
• Teeter-Totter Op. 599, No. 9 (by Carl Czerny (composer) )
• The Harp Player Op. 25, No. 59 (by Anton Krause (composer) )
• The Shepherd Pipes (by Tat'iana Salutrinskaya (contributor) )