MEL BAY PIANO Exercises Made Easy By Gail Smith
- Catalog #: 30651
- PIANO
Piano Exercises Made Easy (Book)
by Gail Smith
This book provides the pianist with an amazing assortment of easy, essential exercises. Players of all experience levels can utilize this method; beginners will learn to play music through creative exercises, while advanced pianists can add new exercises to their routines. With this book, you will be able to practice scales and chords without the usual monotony.
The exercises focus on three 5-note palindrome patterns (which sound the same forwards and backwards) and are excellent for sight reading. Correct fingering is the key to playing piano with dexterity—this book provides all 120 ways these 5-note patterns can be played, giving you the ability to utilize all ten fingers efficiently across 88 keys.
Contents
- Exercise 1 - Thumb’s Up
- Exercise 2 - Index Fingerprint
- Exercise 3 - Three Finger Waltz
- Exercise 4 - My Four Ducks in a Row
- Exercise 5 - A Big Mix-Up
- Exercise 6 - The Sea Is at Low Tide
- Exercise 7 - Just Walking Around
- Exercise 8.1 - Three Palindrome Exercises Set #1A
- Exercise 8.1 - Three Palindrome Exercises Set #1B
- Exercise 8.2 - Three Palindrome Exercises Set #2A
- Exercise 8.2 - Three Palindrome Exercises Set #2B
- Exercise 8.3 - Three Palindrome Exercises Set #3A
- Exercise 8.3 - Three Palindrome Exercises Set #3B
- Exercise 9 - Turn on the Wipers; It’s Raining
- Exercise 10 - Mini Etude
- Exercise 11 - Assorted Intervals
- Exercise 12 - Handy
- Exercise 13 - Wrist Action
- Exercise 14 - Triple Play
- Exercise 15 - Hanon’s Famous Exercise
- Exercise 16 - Half Steps
- Exercise 17 - So ... Sew
- Exercise 18 - Arpeggio Acrobat
- Exercise 19 - Crossing Over the Keys
- Exersise 20 - Hand Push-Ups
- Exercise 21 - Triplet Drill
- Exercise 22 - Inversion Drill
- Exercise 23 - Chord Control
- Exercise 24 - Chords and Their Inversions
- Exercise 25 - Melodic Etude
- Exercise 26 - Harmonic Etude
- Exercise 27 - 12 Bar Exercise
- Exercise 28 - Scales Are a Must
- Exercise 29 - The Keys to Twelve Major Cities
- Exercise 30 - Major Chord Exercise
Product Number:30651
Format:Book
Skill Level:Multiple Levels
Notation Type:Standard Notation
Pages:36
Binding:Saddle Stitched
Size:8.75 x 11.75
ISBN13:978-15134-6081-9
Series:Made Easy
Publisher:Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:2/13/2018
