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The Piano Language

Part 5: Speaking the Music Language Classics, Hanon, Scales, Arpeggios, Cadences, Theory

Intermediate

Marsha Dynes, N.C.T.M.

Cover Art by Amber Seaman

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Contents & Skills

Baroque: 16 Menuet in G Major AMBN, Petzold 30 Minuetto Scarlatti 32 Menuet in G Minor AMBN, Petzold 46 Musette in D Major Bach 64 Menuet in G M, Arpeggiated AMBN 67 Little Prelude in C Bach 75 Fughetta Zipoli 76 Intrada Graupner Classical: 14 Allegro W. Mozart 27 Sonatina in G Beethoven Major Beethoven 36 Sonatina in C Major Op. 36 No. 1 Clementi 52 Scherzo von Weber 63 Bagatelle in A Minor Beethoven Romantic: 1 Innocence Burgmüller 10 A Short Story Lichner 12 The Doll’s Laments Franck 21 Arabesque Burgmüller 24 Les Pifferari Gounod 35 Old French Song Tchaikovsky 50 Sicilienne Schumann 55 Watchman’s Song Grieg 60 Ballade Burgmüller 71 La Gracieuse Burgmuller 68 Spinning Song Ellmenreich 72 The Avalanche Heller 20th Century Jazz Era: 19 Etude Stravinsky 42 Toccatina Kabalevsky 44 Sonatina Op 27 No 16 Kabalevsky 48 The Wandering Musicians Rebikov 56 Ivan Sings Khachaturian 59 The Clown Kabalevsky 21st Century Contemporary & Folk Songs: 9 Worship Hymn 41 I Dream of Jeanie Foster 78 Country Gardens Musicality/Success: 2 Successful Practicing 4 Classical Music Eras Performance 54 Recommended Pieces: Touches Noires, Milhaud Sunday Afternoon, Copland Promenade Op 65 No 2, Prokofiev 78 Music Dictionary 79 Rules for Beautiful Music 80 Manuscript Paper

Technique: 3 Neuro-Muscular Playing-Related Injuries and How to Avoid Them 4 The Four Motions Voicing Baroque Articulation and Fingering 5 Scales Fingering Rules 7 The Virtuoso Pianist No. 13 Hanon Four Types of 5-Finger Patterns 33 F, d, D, b Three-Octave Scales 23 Etude Bertini 20 Group 2 Four-Octave Arpeggios The Virtuoso Pianist No. 14 Hanon 26 Primary Chord Cadence in the Root Position of I 31 Inversion of Dominant 7th Chords 34 The Virtuoso Pianist No. 15 Hanon B-Flat, g, A, E Three-Octave Scales 40 Primary Chord Cadence in the Root Position of i 46 Group 3 Four-Octave Arpeggios 51 f-sharp, B, G-Flat, D-Flat Three-Octave Scales 54 The Virtuoso Pianist No. 16 Hanon 58 The Virtuoso Pianist No. 17 Hanon c-sharp, g-sharp, e-flat, b-flat Three-Octave Scales 62 Primary Chord Cadence in the Root Position of IV 66 Inversion of Diminished 7th Chords 70 Primary Chord Cadence in the Root Position of iv The Virtuoso Pianist No. 18 Hanon Theory 5 Key Signature Review Scale Tone Labels Primary and Secondary Triads 6 Four types of Three-Note Triads Cadences – Authentic, Plagal, Half Interval Chart 8 Rhythm/Time Signature descriptions 11 Draw Scales 15 Parallel and Relative Major – Minor Keys 18 Cadences in Root and Close Positions 22 Primary Chords in Close Position 26 Chord Identification 31 Chart for V7 and diminished 7th chords 62 7th Chords of the Major Scale 66 Diminished 7th Chord Spellings 74 Common Tones in Chords, Cadence Review

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Part 5 2nd Edition 2010