Technic / by James Bastien.

Author/creator Bastien, James W.
Format Musical Score
Publication InfoSan Diego, Calif. : Kjos Music, ©1986.
Description1 score (5 volumes) : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm.
Subjects
Piano--Instruction and study. --Juvenile.
Piano--Methods. --Juvenile.
Piano--Studies and exercises. --Juvenile.

SeriesBastien piano basics
Bastien piano basics. ^A1016351
Contents [v. 1] Primer -- [v. 2] Level 1 -- [v. 3] Level 2 -- [v. 4] Level 3 -- [v. 5] Level 4.
Contents Primer level. C warm-up : C position, legato, 2nds -- Climbing the bars -- Teeter-totter fun! -- Sea whale -- Ocean octopus -- The merry-go-round : 3rds -- Circus clowns -- Roller coaster ride : C position, 2nds, f, p -- On the Ferris wheel -- Monkey twins : 2nds -- Three giraffes : 3rds -- Floating clouds : slurs -- Lifting balloons -- Tied score : ties, slurs -- All tied up! -- Four crows : 4ths -- Five rabbits : 5ths -- Melodic intervals -- Harmonic intervals -- Clip-clop trail : melodic and harmonic intervals -- Echo canyon -- Chords are fun! : solid chords -- Melody and chords -- Harp chords : broken chords -- Let's go sliding : middle C position -- Bees in springtime : ? -- The crawling caterpillar -- Hear the wind blow! : ♯ -- The busy windmill -- 2nds and 3rds : G position -- Hopscotch -- G chords : solid and broken chords -- Boogie time -- Let's jump : staccato -- Bouncing balls -- Wooden shoe dance -- In outer space : ♭ -- Robot companion -- Let's rock! -- Phrasing 2's : phrasing -- Phrasing 3's -- Turning cartwheels : broken chords (arpeggios) -- The snake charmer : 5-finger patterns -- Indian brave : melodic and harmonic intervals.
Contents Level 1. Warm-ups : C major position -- Stretching -- Skipping stones -- Mudskippers -- Dragon's den : ♯ -- Sea monsters -- Dolphins at play : ♭ -- Sharks! -- I V7 warm-up : I V7 in C -- Keep your balance! -- Kangaroo hops : staccato -- Knock on wood -- Pop, pop! : staccato accompaniment -- Popcorn popper -- Jump and slide -- March of the robots : F major position -- Robot race -- Space flight : I V7 in F -- Moon walk -- The supertanker : solid and broken chords, mp, mf -- Tugboat Tillie -- Hang gliding : phrasing -- Surfing -- Gliding intervals : G major position -- Bouncing intervals -- Funny clowns : > -- Clowning around -- Tricky steps : G major position -- The basketball game : staccato -- Watch that dribbling! -- Let's dance : I V7 in G -- Rockin' rhythm -- Tag! You're it! : phrasing -- Follow the leader -- Ocean waves : < > -- Pedaling along : pedal -- Hop and slide : staccato-legato -- Hop and glide -- The bullfrog's song -- Leap frog -- Race to the finish : shifting positions -- Jumpin' fun! -- Wind surfing : , phrasing -- Sailing away -- Angry alligator : . -- Mexican fiesta : D.C. al fine -- Lift off! : 8va -- Return to Earth -- Exploring the planets : ? -- A pair of parrots : harmonic 3rds -- Two by two -- Sledding we go! : arpeggios, hand crossing.
Contents Level 2. Space shuttle : 5-finger patterns -- Cosmic storm : half and whole steps -- Cosmic dust -- Scaling the hill : C major scale -- Contrary motion -- Parallel motion -- The 6th dimension : 6ths -- Tic tac toe -- Lucky 7ths : 7ths -- Piano blues -- Primary chord jamboree : primary chords in C -- Turning triads : triads and inversions -- Chord jump : I IV I chords -- Helicopter ride : I V7 chords -- Opposites : I IV V7 chords -- Fireworks -- G street : G major scale -- One-way street -- Car chase : primary chords in G -- Penguin parade : 6/8 -- On seal rock : triads and inversions in G -- Riding the glass elevator : F major scale -- Morning jog : primary chords in F -- Flying fish : triads and inversions in F -- Smooth sailing : C, F, G major scales -- Doing the splits : D major scale -- On parallel bars -- Exercise class : primary chords in D -- Chasing the puck : A major scale -- Gliding on ice -- Skateboarding! : primary chords in A -- Hiking in the woods : E major scale -- Backpacking in the mountains -- Winding river : primary chords in E -- Double delight : double notes -- Hanon, the robot.
Contents Level 3. Downtown boogie : boogie bass -- Uptown boogie -- Scale workout in A minor : A minor scale -- Major-minor march : major, minor triads, -- Tiger chase : primary chords in A minor -- Lion chase -- Graceful unicorn : broken chord bass (1st style) -- Scale workout in D minor : D minor scale -- Chord exercises : primary chords in D minor -- Major triads and inversions : triads and inversions -- Minor triads and inversions -- Snowmobiling -- Triplet rhythm warm-ups : triplets, pp, ff -- On the escalator -- Space flight : hand crossings -- Scale etude : broken chord bass (2nd style) -- Stretching out! : octave -- Gypsy dance : waltz bass -- Alberti etude : Alberti bass -- Chromatic scale studies : chromatic scale -- Over the hurdles : phrasing studies using chromatics -- Workout in D♭ : D♭ major scale -- Mechanical men : primary chords in D♭ -- Workout in A♭ : A♭ major scale -- Ranch roundup : primary chords in A♭ -- Workout in E♭ : E♭ major scale -- Jumpin' 'n swayin' : primary chords in E♭ -- Finger extension study 1 : Hanon exercise -- Finger extension study 2 : Hanon exercise -- Four exercises by Schmitt : Schmitt exercises -- Double notes etude : Czerny etude -- Two-octave major scales : sharp scales -- Two-octave sharp scales : flat scales.
Contents Level 4. Woodpecker serenade : wrist staccato -- "Overlapping" pedal study : "overlapping" pedal -- Night song -- Scuba diver : Schytte exercise -- Workout in E minor : E minor scale -- Canoes at camp : primary chords in E minor -- Trampoline tricks : 1st inversion chords -- Pogo stick jump : 2nd inversion chords -- Major triads and inversions : triads and inversions -- Minor triads and inversions -- Steeplechase : Gurlitt study -- Sixteenth note exercises : Schmitt exercises -- The juggler -- Independence day march : Lemoine study -- Step lively! : Czerny study -- Dotted eighth scale practice -- Folk dance -- Lost in space : augmented chords -- Latin rhythm : (syncopated rhythm) -- In a moon crater : diminished chords -- Parallel scale etude : parallel major and minor scales -- G♭ scale practice : G♭ major scale -- Carnival ride : primary chords in G♭ -- B♭ scale practice : B♭ major scale -- The sternwheeler : primary chords in B♭ -- B scale practice : B major scale -- Mexican jumping beans : primary chords in B -- Chitter-chatter : Gurlitt study -- Double notes etude : Czerny study -- Two-octave harmonic minor scales : sharp scales -- Two-octave harmonic minor scales : flat scales.
General noteAs part of a comprehensive series "Technic is coordinated page-by-page with Piano, Theory, and Performance at each level. The four books should be used simultaneously for thorough reinforcement of each concept."
ISBN0849752809 (primer)
ISBN9780849752803 (primer)
ISBN0849752817 (level 1)
ISBN9780849752810 (level 1)
ISBN0849793009 (level 2)
ISBN9780849793004 (level 2)
ISBN0849793025 (level 3)
ISBN9780849793028 (level 3)
ISBN0849793033 (level 4)
ISBN9780849793035 (level 4)
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