The Exploring Piano Classics: A Masterworks Method for Developing Pianists series pairs motivating performance repertoire with thoughtful technical studies. Each level contains a Repertoire book with CD and a Technique book, both with convenient page-by-page correlation. When used together, the books give students a deep understanding of the art of music, performance practices, and the necessary skills to play the piano with technical ease. The Repertoire books include pieces from the major style periods, selected and graded based on festival, competition, and examination lists from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Background information on each style period, its instruments, composers, and the music itself is included.

The CD recordings of the repertoire, performed by internationally known clinician and teacher Nancy Bachus, provide an indispensable tool for appropriate musical interpretation. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music with an M.M. in Piano Performance and Literature, Nancy Bachus has performed solo recitals across the U. S., Canada, and Italy, and appeared in the original "Monster Concerts" in venues such as Lincoln Center and the White House. Titles: Allegro in G Major, Hob. XVI:8 (Haydn) * At the Blacksmith, Op. 8, No. 5 (Maykapar) * Fantasia in E Minor, TWV 33:21 (Telemann) * First Loss, Op. 68, No. 16 (Schumann) * Gavotte, Op. 123, No. 5 (Chaminade) * German Dance in B-flat Major, WoO 13, No. 6 (Beethoven) * The Lame Witch Lurking in the Forest, Op. 31, No. 9 (Rebikov) * Landler in A Major (Steibelt) * March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (C.P.E. Bach) * Minuet in D Minor, BWV Anh. 132 (attr. J. S. Bach) * Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 (Anonymous) * Musette, BWV 808 (J. S. Bach) * Old French Song, Op. 39, No. 16 (Tchaikovsky) * Polonaise in F Major (W. A. Mozart) * Rose Rock, Op. 205, No. 8 (Gurlitt) * Siciliano (Diabelli) * Sonatina in F Major, Op. 168, No. 1 (Diabelli) * Sonatina in C Major, O

About The Wild Rider; Allegro in G Major, Hob. XVI:8 (Classical); At the Blacksmith, Op. 8, No. 5 (Modern); Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach; C?cile Chaminade; During the Baroque and Classical Eras; During the Romantic and Modern Eras; Fantasia in E Minor, TWV 33:21 (Baroque); First Loss, Op. 68, No. 16 (Romantic); Franz Joseph Haydn; Gavotte, Op. 123, No. 5 (Modern); German Dance in B-flat Major, WoO 13, No. 6 (Classical); Images and Imagination; Keyboard Instruments for the Home; L?ndler in A Major (Classical); March in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (Baroque); Minuet in D Minor, BWV Anh. 132 (Baroque); Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 (Baroque); Musette, BWV 808 (Baroque); Old French Song, Op. 39, No. 16 (Romantic); Ornament: The Slide; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Polonaise in F Major (Classical); Robert Schumann; Romantic Melody; Rose Rock, Op. 205, No. 8 (Romantic); Siciliano (Romantic); Social Dancing in the 19th Century; Sonata-Allegro Form; Sonatina in C Major (First Movement), Op. 157, No. 4 (Classical); Sonatina in F Major, Op. 168, No. 1 (Classical); Sound Picture; The Fantasia; The Lame Witch Lurking in the Forest, Op. 31, No. 9 (Modern); The L?ndler; The Minuet; The Musette; The Polonaise; The Siciliano; The Sonatina; The Wild Rider, Op. 68, No. 8 (Romantic); Valse Mignonne (Little Waltz); Valse Mignonne (Modern)