Awards

• Winner of Best Print Resource at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence 2018

Overview

***Winner of Best Print Resource 2018 at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence*** The Intermediate Pianist books by Heather Hammond and Karen Marshall have been specifically written to help students progress through the tricky intermediate stages of learning the piano. Through carefully chosen repertoire, quick studies, key technical information and musicianship activities, students will develop the skills that they require. Note-reading will be improved, technique developed and a greater understanding of style and music theory will be gained. The Intermediate Pianist Book 1 is suitable for Grade 3 level pianists and forms part of the Piano Trainer series.

Full Product Details

Author:   Heather Hammond ,  Karen Marshall
Publisher:   Faber Music Ltd
Imprint:   Faber Music Ltd
ISBN:  

9780571540013

ISBN 10:   0571540015
Pages:   48
Publication Date:   29 August 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Book
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Getting started: Ode to Styles (Beethoven); 1 Learning to swing; Quick learn: Black Cat Swing; Know your major scales and bass-clef note revision; Recital piece: The Bear (Rebikov); 2 Using the pedal; Technique: Kleine Studie (Schumann); Repertoire: Fur Elise (Beethoven); 3 Let's tango; Quick learn: Tango Time; Recital piece: Por una Cabeza (Gardel); Key signatures and minor scales; Recital piece: Sorrow (Bartok); 4 Exploring march style; Quick learn: March of the Marionettes; Repertoire: Soldiers' March (Schumann); The circle of fifths and treble-clef sight-reading; 5 All about minuet; Repertoire: Minuet in G (attrib. Petzold); 6 Learning about lullabies; Quick learn: Lullaby; Repertoire: Hine e Hine (Trad. Maori); How to give words a rhythm; 7 Playing jigs; Repertoire: Gigue a l'Angloise (Telemann); Finger warm-ups; Recital piece: Wow!; 8 Let's boogie; Quick learn: Eager Beaver Boogie; Repertoire: Bubblegum Boogie; Recital piece: Arabesque (Burgmuller); 9 Getting to know the blues; Repertoire: Flying Scotsman Blues; 10 Concert pieces; Quick learn: Menuetto (Hassler); Recital piece: The Toy (Anon.); Recital piece: Menuetto (Scarlatti); Quick learn: Song without Words (Spindler); Recital piece: Rainbow Reflections; Recital piece: Sam's Jam

Reviews

Beyond its attractive presentation and great selection of pieces, The Intermediate Pianist is a fresh and ground-breaking approach which is full of brilliant musical ideas. It is sure to enable pianists to play with greater understanding and engagement, and comes very highly recommended. Andrew Eales, pianodao.com, July 2017 It's fantastic! Seems like a piano teachers' dream! Lizzie Moore, London College of Music Exams, July 2017 In The Intermediate Pianist, Karen Marshall and Heather Hammond have produced a rare gem of a piano tutor series. What is so special about these books is the way students are encouraged to be creative learners, as well as accomplished performers. This is no prescriptive series of exercises. From the outset, the authors enable exploration: styles and techniques are combined in helping the intermediate pianist develop a rich tapestry of experience. Not only is there something for everyone here, the diversity of the musical repertoire found in these books has at its core a real consideration of how music works - in addition to how it can be performed. Marshall and Hammond show the common and unusual elements of different musical styles. In doing so, they are setting pianists up to be flexible, adaptable musicians who can go beyond performing examples of music into a deeper and more knowledgeable understanding of what they are playing. Not only will this approach bring a great joy of discovery, it will help students on their journey to master new challenges. Being distinctive is an important element in successful music making today. Marshall and Hammond provide the core techniques to help, and make it huge fun in the process. Professor Ambrose Field, PGCE, Head of Department, Music, University of York, July 2017

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