Leading to Mastery of the Instrument
A time-honored tradition just got better! The John W. Schaum Piano Course has been newly revised with 100 percent new engravings and typesetting, color highlighting for concept emphasis, updated song titles and lyrics, and full-color illustrations.
Refresher Drill Cards
Slavonic Folk Rhythm -- Clog Dance - Dvorák
Painting and Music -- The Great Gates of Kiev - Moussorgsky
A Chopin Etude -- With Love in My Heart
Ethelbert Nevin and American Music -- Water Carnival - Barchetta
Melody (Stems Down) and Accompaniment (Stems Up) both in Right Hand -- Men and Mice
Melody (Stems Up) and Accompaniment (Stems Down) both in Right Hand -- Mice and Men
Accenting First Note of Each Beat -- Surfboarding - Lichner
Octave Study -- Clicking Clock - Kullak
Learning to Compose by Imitation -- Moszkowski's Serenade
Moszkowski's Influence on Victor Herbert -- Herbert's Serenade
A Finger Twister -- A Feather in the Breeze - Bohm
Theme from Les Preludes by Liszt -- Black Water in the Moonlight
Staccacto Etude -- Perpetual Commotion - Rubinstein
Symphonic Theme -- Lonely Dreams - Tchaikowsky
The Double Dot -- Dancing Doll - Poldini and Oesten
Nine-Eight Meter -- At Daybreak - Godard
Schumann's First Opus -- Theme on the Name "Abegg"
Rubato Playing -- Minuet - Bolzoni
A Study in Style -- Old English Court Dance - Handel
Quintuplet Note Groups -- Gypsy Violins - Schaum
Rubinstein as a Teacher -- A Waltz by Rubinstein
Josef Hofmann as a Pupil -- A Waltz by Josef Hofmann
Clarity and Phrasing -- Border Patrol - Heller
The Double Sharp -- Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream - Mendelssohn
The Double Flat -- Spinning Spokes - Lavellee
How to Play Two Against Three -- Your Eyes Are Stars - Mendelssohn
Edward MacDowell and American Music -- The Witch Hazel Stick - MacDowell
Recital Piece -- Rink Queen - Durand
Schaum Piano Quiz
Schaum Music Dictionary
Certificate of Promotion
