Piano Exercises For Dummies

The ideal hands-on reference for piano students who want to strengthen their skills and refine their technique--and the perfect companion and next step to the bestselling Piano For Dummies.Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

David Pearl is the author of The Art of Steely Dan and Color Your Chords. His other books include Burt Bacharach Piano Solos, jazz transcriptions of artists such as Grover Washington, Jr. and Dave Douglas, and arrangements of jazz tunes, classical pieces, and opera arias for piano. He has taught piano and performed jazz and classical music professionally for more than 30 years.

Introduction
Waking Up Your Fingers
Getting Ready to Practice
Isolating and Exercising Your Fingers
Music for Five Fingers
Developing a Strong, Supple, and Speedy Hand
Passing Under and Crossing Over
Playing Intervals
Playing Chords Without Tension
Including Your Arms and Body
Extending Your Scales
Parallel and Contrary Motion
Footwork: Using the Damper Pedal
Jumping Across the Keyboard
Integration and Independence
Playing Arpeggios
Alternating Hands
Stretching Out with Octaves and Broken Octaves
Chord Progressions and Cadences
Trilling Thrills and Other Fancy Ornaments
Maximum Independence: Challenging Rhythms and Syncopations
The Part of Tens
Ten Dances for Your Hands
Ten Great Composers and Their Daily Workouts
Appendix: About the CD
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Piano Exercises For Dummies

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