INTRODUCING STUDY GUIDES BOOKS 1-3
Companion Books to the CLASSICS FOR THE DEVELOPING PIANIST Repertoire Series


 

 

 

Learn how to Prepare, Practice, and Polish the TOP 100 pieces every pianist should know how to play! Includes study guides for each of the 20 pieces in the CLASSICS FOR THE DEVELOPING PIANIST repertoire books.

Features Include:

  • Background about each piece
  • Preliminary Activities: Pencil Points and Preparatory Exercises
  • General Practice Pointers
  • Creative Practice Techniques
  • Finishing Touches

Selected and Edited by Ingrid Clarfield and Phyllis Alpert Lehrer

  • STUDY GUIDE: Book 1 Early Intermediate
  • STUDY GUIDE: Book 2 Intermediate
  • STUDY GUIDE: Book 3 Late Intermediate

                                            Published by:  Alfred Publishing Company
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Classics For the Developing Pianist
Core Repertoire for Study and Performance
Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, and Book 5

 

 

 

 

These are the first three books in a five book series that present 100 pieces the editors believe developing pianists should study and perform. Each book contains 20 pieces selected from the four main style periods. The editors have provided alternate fingerings and redistributions to assist students with smaller hands and facilitate musicality. In addition, the editors include additional dynamics to aid with proper balance and achieve greater musical expression. There are also editorial suggestions for pedaling, ornamentation and articulation as well as metronome markings within a tempo range to assist pianists of all levels in finding a comfortable yet artistic tempo.

Selected and Edited by Ingrid Clarfield and Phyllis Alpert Lehrer

  • Book 1 Early Intermediate
  • Book 2 Intermediate
  • Book 3 Late Intermediate

                                            Published by:  Alfred Publishing Company
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Classics for the Developing Pianist,
by Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield and Phyllis Alpert Lehrer

June 1st, 2012 by Yiyi Ku
Music Teachers Blog

"I first came across the name Ingrid Clarfield a few years ago in the series Keys to Artistic Performance, edited by Ingrid Clarfield and Dennis Alexander. That series, together with Keys to Stylistic Mastery, is absolutely indispensable and shares the secrets that professional pianists use for artistic and stylistic performances. In my opinion, every piano pedagogy class should use them as textbooks!

Classics for the Developing Pianist is a new series of five books (only the first three are available for purchase right now), each book contains 20 pieces selected from the four main style periods that the editors believe are core repertoire for study and performance. They start from the Early Intermediate level, and include selections from standard, well-known literature."

Read the full article here.


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Keys to Artistic Performance, Book 1, Book 2, & Book 3


     This series is designed to teach students the skills that will transform average performances into polished, artistic ones. These skills are used by professional pianists to make their performances more expressive and dramatic. They are the "keys to artistic performance". The five "keys" for achieving performance artistry are: Color, Pedaling, Rubato, Characterization, Choreography. The authors have selected repertoire that showcases the five "keys" highlighted in this series. Several familiar favorites have been included, as well as some less-familiar pieces. Dennis Alexander has composed pieces especially for this series that feature and highlight the "keys" to artistic performance.


                                        Published by:  Alfred Publishing Company
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Keys to Stylistic Mastery, Book 1, Book 2 & Book 3

 
    Keys to Stylistic Mastery teaches the basic principles of the five stylistic periods (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist and Contemporary) to piano students. The 28 late-elementary to early-intermediate pieces were chosen to provide a helpful transition from method books to the classics. Composer Dennis Alexander has written at least one piece in the style of each period. Information about each style period, listing selected composers, keyboard instruments and typical forms, precedes the music from that period. Brief biographies of all composers represented are included.
                                        Published by:  Alfred Publishing Company
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Artistic Preparation and Performance Series

 
     Artistic performance starts with artistic preparation. The purpose of this series is to guide you through the three learning stages that lead to an artistic performance: "Preparatory and Introductory Practice," "Creative and Efficient Practice" and "Polishing for an Artistic Performance." Background information and history are given for each piece, as well as practice techniques that will teach students how to practice more efficiently.


                                        Published by:  Alfred Publishing Company
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Golliwog's Cakewalk
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Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement
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Nocturne
in E-flat
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Burgmüller, Czerny and Hanon: Book 1, Book 2 & Book 3


      Carefully selected for technique and musicality, the piano studies are organized into 4 units according to difficulty. Each etude emphasizes different aspects of technique and musicianship. Hanon exercises are included within each unit to reinforce the need for finger strength, independence and agility. Information about each composer's life, music and books is also provided. Book 2 and Book 3 also include works by Heller. .

                                        Published by:  Alfred Publishing Company
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