Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises - Complete: Piano Technique @ richardeward.com

Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises - Complete: Piano Technique
from G. Schirmer, Inc.

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Must have...
  Written before 1900 - still being printed. You need this book if you're at all interested in playing piano. While playing the exercises isn't going to endear you to your neighbours, family or friends, I felt it has already started to improve the strength and control of my 4/5 fingers. The exercises are easy to remember so you don't need to drag the book around with you when you travel. My only slight complaint is that it doesn't look as if it has been re-typeset since 1900...

• Can't recommend it enough . . .
  I teach piano, in addition to having played for over twenty years, and this book is essential. For my beginning students ages 8-adult, it's a great way for them to get started sight-reading using the interval-reading method as opposed to the note-reading method. The exercises will build up finger strength and dexterity, and make the note-patterns second nature. The scales and arpeggios are presented in a such a way that even my first-year students can do them with very little difficulty, as long as all the... more info

• Building the fundamentals
  This book takes the budding pianist through exercise to strengthen fingers and build up agility and coordination. The exercises can be quite melodic themselves, especially as one builds up speed using increasingly fast settings on a metronome.
  While repetitive and bound to drive your closest nuts, it is the best way to achieve a solid foundation as a piano player.

• Good book
  I'm just learning play piano, this exercises are very good to develop agility and strength in both hands.

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