Piano - Intermediate
Composed by Joanne Haroutounian. Collection. Neil A. Kjos Music Company #WP619. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WP619).
Item Number: KJ.WP619
ISBN 9780849798122.
Palette of Touches - Intermediate offers a way for developing pianists to gain an aural awareness of tonal colors available on the piano and the technical tools needed to produce them in performance. The book introduces a variety of legato, staccato, and chordal touches through the following:
Teachers and students learn to define interpretive decisions in music being studied using a descriptive, clear-cut touch vocabulary assigning a level of weight into the key (key depth) to define dynamics, and through exercises and repertoire that allow students to physically fine-tune the sound and feel of these touches. The results can be remarkable. Student performances suddenly gain life and vitality!