This unique series teaches skills used by professional pianists to make their performances more expressive and dramatic. Students will explore five keys for achieving performance artistry:
color, pedaling, rubato/rhythmic freedom, characterization and choreography. In-depth information helps students understand the concepts of balance, voicing, pedal techniques, playing rubato,
and how to move at the piano. Titles: Children�'s Song from For Children Vol. 1, Sz. 42, No. 3 (B�穢la Bart�糧k) * Polka (Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka) * Ecossaise in G Major, D. 145, No. 4 (Franz
Schubert) * Distant Bells from 12 Melodious Pieces, Op. 63, No. 6 (J. L Streabbog) * Children�'s Game from For Children, Sz. 48, No. 8 (B�穢la Bart�糧k) * Old French Song from Album for the
Young, Op. 39, No. 16 (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky) * In the Garden from Album for the Young, Op. 140, No. 4 (Cornelius Gurlitt) * Morning Prayer from Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 1 (Peter
Ilyich Tchaikovsky) * The Festive Dance from Album for the Young, Op. 140, No. 7 (Cornelius Gurlitt) * A Sad Story from 12 Melodious Pieces, Op. 63, No. 10 (J. L Streabbog) * Italian Song from
Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 15 (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky) * Peasant Dance, Op. 107, No. 20 (Carl Reineke) * First Loss from Album for the Young, Op. 68, No. 16 (Robert Schumann) * Waltz
Op. 36, No. 3 (Amy Beach) * L�瞻ndler, D. 679, No. 2 (Franz Schubert) * Waltz in B Minor, Op. 18, D. 145, No. 6 (Franz Schubert) * March Breve (Dennis Alexander) * Siciliana from 11 Children�'s
Pieces, Op. 35, No. 6 (Alfredo Casella) * Butterflies from 12 Melodious Pieces, Op. 63, No. 11 (J. L Streabbog) * Elizabeth�'s Lullaby (Dennis Alexander) * Toccata Robusto (Dennis Alexander) *
The Mysterious Nile (Dennis Alexander) * Murmuring Brook from Album for the Young, Op. 140, No. 5 (Cornelius Gurlitt) * Scherzino (Dennis Alexander).
