Etudes – but with a difference!
Few of today’s piano teachers would choose to restrict their pupils´ repertoire to the strictly ‘classical’ and this broadening of approach – to include pieces in a range of styles, is clearly reflected in the syllabus selections of most examination boards. With this in mind, Mike Cornick´s new set of piano ‘feel’ as well as the expected classically-styled exercises. Pupils of middle grade standard will find these pieces attractive an stimulating – each piece focusing on a particular technical or interpretative aspect of piano playing. For teachers selection an appropriate study, table has been provided giving details of key, style, time signature and rhythm.
: Arpeggiation · : In the Groove · : Arietta · : Five Jive · : Full Ahead Both · : Invention · : G-Whizz! · : Etude in F minor · : Blue Lament · : Time Warp · : Secondary Samba · : ... And Thirdly · : Fourths and Fifths · : Sixth Cross Blues · : Sevenths · : Octave Bop · : Walking Bass · : Scalic · : Keep Pedalling · : Ragtime
