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This book features “Technique Secret” exercises which train students in firm fingertips, light thumb, fast fingers, hands together coordination, and wrist float-off. An “Artistry Magic” page at the end of each unit explores expressive playing. An appendix of the 12 major 5-finger positions and 7 white-key minor 5-finger positions is included.

The revised 2B Performance Book fosters a love of the piano while stretching students’ technique and musical expression. Eight additional pages feature three new pieces, including a lively four-hand duet. Students will enjoy the challenge of the three-movement Classic Sonatina, included at the end of the book as a special graduation piece.

The 2nd edition of the 3A Performance Book offers appealing, pianistic pieces that closely correlate with the Lesson Book concepts. Students will enjoy three new selections including a 4-hand arrangement of Beethoven’s Alexander March, and a Duncombe sonatina. Well-loved pieces provide performance opportunities set in a variety of major and minor keys and accompaniment styles.

The four core Level 3A Books guide the student’s musical mind with advancing rhythms, scales, pedaling, and musical form. Classical pieces by Turk, Reinagle, Grieg, and Tchaikovsky blend with world folk songs and American ragtime. Composing a mini-sonatina and improvising in D major bring creativity to new understandings of music theory.

The 2nd Edition of this ground-breaking book integrates of technique and artistry, giving students the tools for expressive performance. Four effective “Technique Secrets” open the book, followed by engaging technical exercises. The “Artistry Magic” pieces at the end of each unit promote expressive, pianistic playing for the Level 1 student.

Enhancements to the 2nd Edition Level 2B Technique & Artistry Book include emphasis on pattern recognition, new teacher duets for several Artistry Magic pieces, and a new exercise to prepare students for playing chord changes. The four effective technique secrets are used as warm-ups throughout the book.