Description: An Invaluable Resource of Piano Literature from Baroque through Contemporary Periods for Teachers, Students and Performers
This reference guide provides a wealth of piano teaching literature which can pave the way to musical and technical advancement. Concise, articulate and thoroughly researched, The Pianist_s Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature will be enormously useful to anyone teaching, performing or studying the piano.
Here are just a few reasons why this book is a must for your musical library:
Thousands of works have been evaluated and described in detail
Composers are listed alphabetically by historical period for easy reference
Includes explanations of a composer_s work and its pedagogical uses
Comments on interpretation, unique characteristics, technical requirements and potential problems are helpful for selecting material that will enable the student to excel quickly
Lists publisher sources, including those for hard-to-find, nearly lost musical gems
Works are graded from Level 1 to Level 10 - a tremendous help for anyone guiding their student (or themselves) to performing excellence
While aimed at the piano instructor, The Pianist_s Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature is also essential to the keyboard student or the amateur performer looking for suitable, exciting and challenging literature to play. All who come to rely on this important reference guide will be encouraged toward the continued study and performance of both wonderful concert and excellent teaching keyboard literature.
