PIANO EXERCISES FOR DUMMIES.

✍ Scribed by DAVID PEARL

• Publisher: JOHN WILEY
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 323
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Foolish Assumptions
How This Book Is Organized
Part 1: Waking Up Your Fingers
Part 2: Developing a Strong, Supple, and Speedy Hand
Part 3: Including Your Arms and Body
Part 4: Integration and Independence
Part 5: The Part of Tens
The website
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1 Waking Up Your Fingers
Chapter 1 Getting Ready to Practice
Warming Up Away from the Instrument
Releasing tension and releasing your muscles
Breathing in an unending circle
Massaging, stretching, and contracting your hands
Warming up your wrists
Swinging and twisting your arms
Stretching your shoulders and neck
Working on your back
Stretching your hamstrings
Perfecting Practice with Proper Posture
Sitting at the piano: Height and angle
Getting a handle on proper hand position
Hands on the fallboard: Counting out loud and bouncing
Hands on the fallboard: Hand arches and finger drops
Hands on the fallboard: Rotation in and out, movement up and down the keyboard
Hands on the keyboard: Sound and movement on the keys
Overcoming other posture pitfalls
Chapter 2 Isolating and Exercising Your Fingers
Two-Finger Exercises for the Left Hand
Fingers one and two (left hand)
Fingers two and three (left hand)
Fingers three and four (left hand)
Fingers four and five (left hand)
Two-Finger Exercises for the Right Hand
Fingers one and two (right hand)
Fingers two and three (right hand)
Fingers three and four (right hand)
Fingers four and five (right hand)
Three-Finger Exercises for the Left Hand
Fingers one, two, and three (left hand)
Fingers two, three, and four (left hand)
Fingers three, four, and five (left hand)
Three-Finger Exercises for the Right Hand
Fingers one, two, and three (right hand)
Fingers two, three, and four (right hand)
Fingers three, four, and five (right hand)
Four-Finger Exercises for the Left Hand
Fingers one, two, three, and four (left hand)
Fingers two, three, four, and five (left hand)
Four-Finger Exercises for the Right Hand
Fingers one, two, three, and four (right hand)
Fingers two, three, four, and five (right hand)
Performance Piece: “Come Back to Sorrento”
Chapter 3 Music for Five Fingers
Smooth Articulation: Playing Legato
Legato exercise for the right hand
Legato exercise for the left hand
Short Articulation: Playing Staccato
Staccato exercise for the right hand
Staccato exercise for the left hand
Developing Right-Hand Finger Independence with Five-Finger Position Scales
Major: In sequence, out of sequence
Minor: In sequence, out of sequence
Whole tone: In sequence, out of sequence
Chromatic: In sequence, out of sequence
Developing Left-Hand Finger Independence with Five-Finger Position Scales
Major: In sequence, out of sequence
Minor: In sequence, out of sequence
Whole tone: In sequence, out of sequence
Chromatic: In sequence, out of sequence
Doubling the Fun: Putting the Hands Together
Legato articulation, five-finger positions
Staccato articulation, five-finger positions
Performance Piece: Paganini Variation for Ten Fingers
Part 2 Developing a Strong, Supple, and Speedy Hand
Chapter 4 Passing Under and Crossing Over
One Under Two, Two Over One
One Under Three, Three Over One
One Under Four, Four Over One
Extending Scales with Crossovers and Pass-Unders
C- and G-major scale passages
B-flat and F-major scale passages
Performance Piece: Aria from La Cenerentola
Chapter 5 Playing Intervals
Playing Seconds with Different Finger Combinations
Finger combination: Two and three
Finger combination: Three and four
Finger combination: One and two
Finger combination: Four and five
Playing Thirds with Different Finger Combinations
Finger combination: One and three
Finger combination: Two and four
Finger combination: Three and five
Finger combinations: One and four, two and five, one and five
Playing Fourths with Different Finger Combinations
Finger combinations: One and four, two and five
Finger combinations: One and three, one and two
Playing Fifths, Sixths, and Sevenths
Exercise in fifths
Exercise in fifths and sixths
Exercise in fifths, sixths, and sevenths
Performance Piece: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”
Chapter 6 Playing Chords without Tension
Chord Relaxation
A simple two-chord progression
A longer progression
Voicing Chords
Chord Repetition
Pulsing rhythms
Changing dynamics
Simple Progressions, Adding Small Arm Motions
Progression #1
Progression #2
Chord and Melody Combination Exercises
Chord and melody combo #1
Chord and melody combo #2
Chord and melody combo #3
Performance Piece: “Battle Hymn of the Republic”
Part 3 Including Your Arms and Body
Chapter 7 Extending Your Scales
The 12 Major, Harmonic Minor, and Melodic Minor Scales
C major, C harmonic minor, C melodic minor
G major, G harmonic minor, G melodic minor
D major, D harmonic minor, D melodic minor
A major, A harmonic minor, A melodic minor
E major, E harmonic minor, E melodic minor
B major, B harmonic minor, B melodic minor
F♯ major, F♯ harmonic minor, F♯ melodic minor
D♭ major, C♯ harmonic minor, C♯ melodic minor
A ♭ major, A ♭ harmonic minor, A ♭ melodic minor
E♭ major, E♭ harmonic minor, E♭ melodic minor
B♭ major, B♭ harmonic minor, B♭ melodic minor
F major, F harmonic minor, F melodic minor
The Three Diminished Scales
Starting on C
Starting on D♭
Starting on D
The Chromatic Scale
The 12 Blues Scales
C blues
G blues
D blues
A blues
E blues
B blues
F♯ blues
D♭ blues
A♭ blues
E♭ blues
B♭ blues
F blues
Gaining Greater Command of Scales
Varied articulation
Varied rhythmic groupings
Performance Piece: Variation VII from “Variations on ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’”
Chapter 8 Parallel and Contrary Motion
Parallel Movement at the Octave
Parallel octave exercise #1
Parallel octave exercise #2
Parallel Movement at the Interval
Parallel sixths
Parallel tenths
Contrary Motion Away from the Center
Scalewise motion away from the center
Chromatic motion away from the center
Contrary Motion Toward the Center
Scalewise motion toward the center
Patterns toward the center
Combination Movement Exercise
Performance Piece: “Turkey in the Straw”
Chapter 9 Footwork: Using the Damper Pedal
Pedaling Chords
Broken-chord pedaling
Block-chord pedaling
Pedaling Changes on a Single Line
Uniform pedal changes
Varied pedal changes
Pedaling for Effect
Blurred lines and long sustains
Sustaining as the hands leave the keyboard
Performance Piece: “Simple Gifts”
Chapter 10 Jumping Across the Keyboard
Jumping and Landing Accuracy Skills
Note-to-note jumps
Note-to-chord jumps
Chord-to-chord jumps
Mastering More Complicated Jumps
Accents on the downbeat
Accents on the upbeat
Jumping with Both Hands Together
Two-hand parallel motion jumps
Two-hand contrary motion jumps
Left-Hand Accompaniment Patterns (with Pedal)
Bass-note-to-chord pattern in 4/4
Bass-note-to-chord pattern in 3/4
Left-Hand Accompaniment Patterns (without Pedal)
Ragtime and stride pattern
Waltz pattern
Performance Piece: “Lily Pad Rag”
Part 4 Integration and Independence
Chapter 11 Playing Arpeggios
Finger Jumps
Jumping thirds
Jumping fourths
Jumping fifths
The Arpeggiator
Triad arpeggio exercise #1
Triad arpeggio exercise #2
Seventh-chord arpeggio exercise
Broken Chords (and How to Fix Them)
Alberti bass exercise
Guitar-style broken chord exercise
Blues-style broken chord exercise
Octave and extended broken chord exercise
Performance Piece: “Harp Heaven”
Chapter 12 Alternating Hands
Hand-to-Hand Scale Handoffs
Scale handoff exercise #1
Scale handoff exercise #2
Hand-to-Hand Arpeggio Handoffs
Arpeggio handoff exercise #1
Arpeggio handoff exercise #2
Crossing Over
Crossing over with the right hand
Crossing over with the left hand
One Hand on Top
Right hand on top exercise
Left hand on top exercise
Extreme Keyboard Positions
Full Keyboard Exercises
Full keyboard arpeggios
Full keyboard triads
Full keyboard seventh chords
Chord “Drumming”
Performance Piece: “El Choclo”
Chapter 13 Stretching Out with Octaves and Broken Octaves
Opening Up to the Octave
Octave scale exercise
Octave interval exercise
Octave Jumps
Exercise with shorter jumps
Exercise with longer jumps
Broken Octaves
Exercise with wrist rotation
Exercise with hand contraction and expansion
Octave Chords
Adding one inner note
Adding two inner notes
Performance Piece: “Schumann’s Octave Workout”
Chapter 14 Chord Progressions and Cadences
Triad Progressions
Diatonic triad progressions
Chromatic triad progressions
Seventh Chord Progressions
Seventh chord progressions exercise #1
Seventh chord progressions exercise #2
Chord Cadences and Familiar Patterns
Cadences
Turnarounds and sequences
Extended Chord Progressions
Extended major-key chord progression
Extended minor-key chord progression
Chords in One Hand, Melody in the Other
Chords with melody exercise #1
Chords with melody exercise #2
Performance Piece: “Awake, My Heart, and Sing”
Chapter 15 Trilling Thrills and Other Fancy Ornaments
Grace Notes
Trills
Mordents
Turns
Repeated Notes
Repeated notes in triplet rhythms
Repeated notes in eighth- and sixteenth-note rhythms
R-R-R-Rolling Chords
Rolling chords in the right hand
Rolling chords in both hands
The Glissando
The Tremolo
Performance Piece: “Caro Nome”
Chapter 16 Maximum Independence: Challenging Rhythms and Syncopations
Combining Scale and Arpeggio Patterns
Independent rhythms, scales, and arpeggios #1
Independent rhythms, scales, and arpeggios #2
Exercises with Changing Note Values
Scale patterns with changing note values
Arpeggio patterns with changing note values
Exercises with Changing Meters
Changing from 6/8 to 3/4
Expanding and contracting meter changes
Syncopation Exercises
Syncopation exercise #1
Syncopation exercise #2
Exercises with Polyrhythms
Two in the right hand against three in the left
Three in the right hand against two in the left
Performance Piece: “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise”
Part 5 The Part of Tens
Chapter 17 Ten Dances for Your Hands
Jig: “Captain Jinks”
Calypso: “Water Come-a Me Eye”
Waltz: “Waltz from Faust”
Tarantella
Tango: “El Porteñito”
Mexican Hat Dance
Polka: “Pizzicato Polka”
Boogie: “Johnson Rag”
“Hungarian Dance No. 5”
Gypsy Dance from Carmen
Chapter 18 Ten Great Composers and Their Daily Workouts
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)
Karl Czerny (1791–1857)
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Enrique Granados (1867–1916)
Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Edward MacDowell (1861–1908)
Carl Nielsen (1865–1931)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Appendix: How to Use the Website
Index
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