Preparatory Exercises for the Piano, Op. 16 (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics): Schmitt - Preparatory Exercises, Op. 16 Schirmer Library of Class: 434
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This tutor book is jammed packed full of exercises that are specially designed for acquiring the greatest possible independence and evenness of the fingers. Review: Brilliant concept - Don't hesitate to buy this. It's excellent. Approved by my teacher too. It's well presented as I have another book of exercises but the print is too small. This is clear and in an adequate font. The exercises do exactly what they're supposed to: encourage flexibility, agility and strength. It helps with sight reading too. They are graded so that you're not confronted with daunting exercises to start with. I have had the book for only a few weeks so difficult to say how much it will improve my performance. However, as an adult learner, it's giving me the training I need to practise finger autonomy and agility which I sorely need. You will not regret getting a book so cheap and so well-conceived. Review: Bargain educational resource for the price - note the bonuses in the appendix! - I really like this and it is exactly what I was hoping for; if you're familiar with the idea of drumming rudiment books then that is basically what this is but for the piano obviously. The first 110 exercises are basically just variations on the same theme but still a valuable sightreading/dexterity opportunity. Things change gear and get really interesting on page 17 for the thumb under exercises that look like they'll be very useful. A huge bonus i hadn't even spotted is that all the major, harmonic and melodic minor scales are included in the appendix along with major & minor triads, dominant 7ths and a whole load of other useful stuff. Just mentioning since i was about to spend around £10 on a separate book that covered that sort of thing since I am only just accepting the fact it is an important side of learning the piano as a musician rather than just a performer.
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A**R
Brilliant concept
Don't hesitate to buy this. It's excellent. Approved by my teacher too. It's well presented as I have another book of exercises but the print is too small. This is clear and in an adequate font. The exercises do exactly what they're supposed to: encourage flexibility, agility and strength. It helps with sight reading too. They are graded so that you're not confronted with daunting exercises to start with. I have had the book for only a few weeks so difficult to say how much it will improve my performance. However, as an adult learner, it's giving me the training I need to practise finger autonomy and agility which I sorely need. You will not regret getting a book so cheap and so well-conceived.
J**N
Bargain educational resource for the price - note the bonuses in the appendix!
I really like this and it is exactly what I was hoping for; if you're familiar with the idea of drumming rudiment books then that is basically what this is but for the piano obviously. The first 110 exercises are basically just variations on the same theme but still a valuable sightreading/dexterity opportunity. Things change gear and get really interesting on page 17 for the thumb under exercises that look like they'll be very useful. A huge bonus i hadn't even spotted is that all the major, harmonic and melodic minor scales are included in the appendix along with major & minor triads, dominant 7ths and a whole load of other useful stuff. Just mentioning since i was about to spend around £10 on a separate book that covered that sort of thing since I am only just accepting the fact it is an important side of learning the piano as a musician rather than just a performer.
A**P
Exactly what I was looking for
This book will keep me limber fingered for many years. I've been using it for 3 months now and it has been fantastic the whole way. As a coincidence, I was at my grandparents, and among my Grandad's old piano books I found a copy of Schmitt from 1960!
K**S
Highly recommended product.
I have only started with this book two weeks ago but I can already see first benefits of those simple 5-finger exercises. The strength of my fingers and dexterity have noticeably improved as well as mind focus/concentration. Note, these exercises must be performed SLOW and consistently and at least 10 times each exercise with each hand before you move on to another one. You will need some patience for this book but if you are ready to take time for the benefit of strength, flexibility and basic sight-reading (which works well in my case) then this book will help you a lot. Highly recommended product.
S**A
The bible of musician
I have never found a better book for scales more complete and all compacted I simply adore it.
A**A
Great book for practicing finger uses with ease-ish!
This is a great book for finger (and brain) exercises. I wrote easy because each section is short and simple and I simply have to follow what's written. Meanwhile, it trains my fingers and brain so a double bonus for me!
J**S
Brother says it is helping alot with his piano
Good Piano exercises which can help with rhythm and common patterns in music
B**N
Mixed feelings
This is kind of a hard review, since the book itself is good and I think offers good advice that is benefiting me as a beginner and it's so cheap that, sure, why not right? But at the same time, there is really nothing in here that you couldn't learn from a 5 minute YouTube video on warm up practice routines, or frankly, with a tiny bit of your own imagination. I'm not even entirely sure it's that beneficial for sight reading as most of the patterns are just natural, obvious progressions. I'm sure the information is solid enough, I just feel like this has stood the test of time because it comes from an era when students couldn't just fire up YouTube and learn a finger strengthening routine in all of two minutes like we can now, but maybe that's just me.
C**O
Muy buen servicio
Llego q tiempo y muy buen precio
V**O
Très formateur
Proposé par mon professeur, très bon livre pour l’indépendance des doigts et vélocité
O**I
Good exercises!
Very good piano exercises for any level!
Y**A
Estudiante Principiante
Buen libro de ejercicios
B**S
Spannend nein, nützlich ja
Ich habe lange gebraucht, bis ich mich an diese Übungen gewagt habe, aber schon ein paar Minuten machen die Finger geschmeidig. Es braucht etwas Disziplin, diese Sachen regelmäßig zu spielen, aber wer auf dem Klavier besser werden will, ist hier richtig. Gutes Klavierspielen erfordert Finherbewegungen, die diese sonst nie ausführen würden. Ich habe kürzlich gelesen, dass sogar Oscar Peterson täglich Hanon gespielt haben soll.
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