Helen Marlais
Pianist, Pedagogue, Pedagogical author.
Students develop healthy, tension-free technique with 4-8 measure exercises mastered on a daily basis. Easy step-by-step lesson plans with daily check-off boxes save valuable lesson time. Engaging illustrations and titles help students connect the gesture with the sound. Helpful technique tips are found throughout the nine units of this 32-page book.
Short, patterned exercises with explicit “how to”? tips build technical skills that can be used with all piano methods. Each technical goal is written under the title of each 4-8 measure piece i.e. balance between the hands, weight transfer, flexible wrists, strong fingers, etc. The key signatures of C, G, F and D major appear...
Short patterns guide technical development with specific goals in the sub-title such as: free arm, two-note slurs, rotation or balance between the hands. 2B uses larger intervals, ledger lines, cadences, one-octave scales, and more finger crossings. Students read, play and review an exercise (4-8 measures) every day and are encouraged to listen to the sounds...
Use Energize Your Fingers Every Day® to develop natural, healthy technique from the very beginning! Students develop healthy, tension-free technique through sets of short exercises to be mastered weekly. Engaging illustrations and titles help students connect technique with music. This series can be used will all piano methods to ensure excellent technical skills.
Use Energize Your Fingers Every Day® to develop correct technique from the very beginning! Students develop healthy, tension-free technique through sets of short exercises to be mastered weekly. Engaging illustrations and titles help students connect technique with music. This series can be used with all piano methods to ensure excellent technical skills.
This first book in this series of six books is designed to develop natural, healthy technique from the very beginning! Students can play with healthy, tension-free movements that produce a beautiful sound while building strong fingers and flexible wrists. Easy step-by-step lesson plan saves valuable lesson time; and every unit ends with a Lesson Day...
