This unique series teaches skills used by professional pianists to make their performances more expressive and dramatic. Students will explore five keys for achieving performance artistry: color, pedaling, rubato/rhythmic freedom, characterization and choreography. In-depth information helps students understand the concepts of balance, voicing, pedal techniques, and how to move at the piano. 

Contents:

For the Teacher

For the Student

KEYS TO ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE

Color

Pedaling

Rubato

Characterization

Choreography

Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1 (Edvard Grieg)

Consolation, Op. 30, No. 3 (Felix Mendelssohn)

Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6 (Frédéric Chopin)

Waltz, Op. 124, No. 4 (Robert Schumann)

Bolero, from 11 Children's Pieces, Op. 35, No. 4 (Alfredo Casella)

Sonnet for Alexis (Dennis Alexander)

Warrior's Song, Op. 45, No. 15 (Stephen Heller)

Maruntel (Quick Dance) Romanian Dance No. 6 (Béla Bartók)

Scherzo in B-flat Major, D. 593 (Franz Schubert)

Mazurka in B-flat Major, Op. 7, No. 1 (Frédéric Chopin)

Bagatelle, Op. 6, No. 2 (Béla Bartók)

La fuente y la campana (The Fountain and the Bell) from Paisajes (Federico Mompou)

Arioso for Right Hand Alone (Dennis Alexander)

Danse caractéristique, Op. 2, No. 6 (Vladimir Rebikov)

To the Rising Sun, Op. 4, No. 1 (Trygve Torjussen)

Baba-Yaga (The Witch), Op. 39, No. 20 from Album for the Young (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

Spanish Dance, No. 2 from 12 Spanish Dances, Op. 5 (Enrique Granados)

May Night, Op. 27, No. 4 (Selim Palmgren)

Spanish Dance, No. 1 from 12 Spanish Dances, Op. 5 (Enrique Granados)

Toccata Lyrica (Dennis Alexander)

Élégie Op. 126, No. 7 from Album des Enfants, Bk. 2 (Cécile Chaminade)

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