Mastering the Piano, Level 1 - Book & CD

Mastering the Piano is a series of carefully selected performance repertoire that will motivate pianists of all ages to practice. Teachers will be pleased to find melodic, rhythmic or harmonic patterning present in each piece to allow for ease in teaching and in memorization.

This new series features carefully selected performance repertoire of the great masters from all eras. Each piece is accessible to students and creates a feeling of accomplishment. Diverse in style and expression, each selection features melodic, rhythmic or harmonic patterning to allow for ease in teaching and memorization. The CD, performed by Valery Lloyd-Watts, provides a powerful auditory tool for musical interpretation.


Allegretto in C Major Op. 117, No. 5 (Cornelius Gurlitt)
March in C Major (Daniel Gottlob Turk)
Minuet in G Major (Alexander Reinagle)
Dance in C Major Op. 82, No. 19 (Cornelius Gurlitt)
Allegro in C Major (Alexander Reinagle)
Fanfare Op. 117, No. 8 (Cornelius Gurlitt)
Allegretto in D Major (Cornelius Gurlitt)
Teeter-Totter Op. 599, No. 9 (Carl Czerny)
The Shepherd Pipes (Tat'iana Salutrinskaya)
Jumping Rope Op. 82, No. 36 (Cornelius Gurlitt)
The Harp Player Op. 25, No. 59 (Anton Krause)
Strolling Op 82, No. 10 (Cornelius Gurlitt)
Etude in C Major (Ferdinand Beyer)
Etude in C Major (Albert Biehl).

The CD, performed by Valery Lloyd-Watts, provides a powerful auditory tool for musical interpretation.

Valery Lloyd-Watts studied at the Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the Royal College of Music in London. She earned a Master of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin, where she studied with Paul Badura-Skoda. She co-authored the text Studying Suzuki Piano: More than Music, which was endorsed by Dr.

Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company, Series: Mastering the Piano

Publisher Item #: 00-22379

Composer: Various Composers, Editor: Carole L. Bigler & Valery Lloyd-Watts

Instrument: Piano, Level: Not Graded, Format: CD, Sheet Music

Ensemble: Piano Solo