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Subject:	Music
Topic:	Piano
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Andrew Furmanczyk

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How To Play Piano

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Lecture 31 Play Video	Structure in Music: Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Binary, Rounded Binary, Ternary Form In this video lesson, Andrew Furmanczyk explains how to analyze music to determine the structure the music is written in. This will also help when composing pieces with structure. The types of music structure covered are: Symmetrical Binary, Asymmetrical Binary, Rounded Binary and Ternary Form.
Lecture 32 Play Video	Playing Eyes Closed: Leaps, Jumps & Hops In this video lesson, Andrew Furmanczyk explains how to play with your eyes closed without looking at the keys (good for Sight Reading or playing Liszt), and playing big jumps, hops and leaps.
Lecture 33 Play Video	Alberti Bass Pattern: How To Play Broken Chords In this video lesson, Andrew Furmanczyk explains the commonly used bass pattern called "Alberti Bass Pattern".
Lecture 34 Play Video	Hanon Method In this video lesson, Andrew Furmanczyk explains what the Hanon exercise book is used for. Pros and cons of the Hanon Method are discussed, as well as the difference between the finger centric belief and the whole body belief.
Lecture 35 Play Video	Formula Patterns & Scales in 6th's & 3rd's In this video lesson, Andrew Furmanczyk covers technique drills to practice daily. He also teaches how to play piano faster if you can play your technique every day for even 15 - 20 minutes.
Lecture 36 Play Video	How To Perform In this video lesson, Andrew Furmanczyk covers the topic of performance.
Lecture 37 Play Video	Teaching Kids Piano In this video lesson, Andrew Furmanczyk gives some tips for how to teach kids piano.
Lecture 38 Play Video	Rolling Chords on Piano In this video lesson, Andrew Furmanczyk teaches rolling chords on piano.
Lecture 39 Play Video	Pedaling In this video lesson, Andrew Furmanczyk discusses the broad topic of Pedaling.
Lecture 40 Play Video	Review of the Course In this video lesson, Andrew Furmanczyk concludes the course with a general Review for How To Learn Piano by yourself. He gives the following tips: Outline for Learning Piano 1 – Goals Goal Setting is very important. What is your: Life Goal? Year Goal? Month Goal? Week Goal? Day Goal? 2 - Create a Schedule Divide your time like this: (Example) 1 hour a day? 50% to pieces = 30 minutes 35% to Scales and technique = 21 minutes 5% to clapping = 3 minutes 5% to ear training = 3 minutes 5% to sight reading = 3 minutes Do everything to the best of your ability, make each little thing a challenge or "contest with yourself" 3 - Technique: Pieces list: (Keep in mind this is Canada's grading system, different countries might have other ways) * at end signifies a personal Favorite. Pregrade 1 Twinkle little star * Happy birthday March and Run - Joan Last * Old MacDonald had a Farm Freddy the Frog - Anne Crosby Playful Puppy - Boris Berlin Grade 1 Book: "Anna Magdalena's Notebook" - JS.Bach (Grade 1-5) Bourree - JS Bach Mist - Clifford Poole * Big Teddy Little Teddy - Linda Niamath * On the Trampoline - Linda Niamath Porcupine Dance - Dmitri Kabalevsky * Teapot invention - Andrew Markov Study in C - Czerny Duet for one - C Norton Grade 2 Aria in D minor - J.S Bach A Little Song - Kabalevsky * Penguins - Linda Niamath Book called:"A Zoo for you" * Melody - Schumann Mouse in the coal bin March of the Goblins - B. Berlin* Rag Time Jazz Invention no 2 Grade 3 Musette in D major J.S. Bach * Minuet in G major - J.S Bach Horn Pipe in Bb - Purcell Sonatina in G by Beethoven (either movement) The Jolly Roger - M Eckstein * Sonatina in C Op 36 no Clementi (any movement) Song of Twilight - Y. Nakada * Clowns Op39 no 20 - Kabalevsky Book: "Album for the Young Op 68" - R. Schumann (grade 2-8) Play - Bartok Grade 4 Study in Bb Major Op 599 No 83 - Czerny ** (Highly recommended) Minuet in d minor - J.S. Bach * Monkey's in the Tree - B. Berlin * Sonata in F major 3rd movement: Scherzo - F.J Haydn The Wild Horseman Op 68 No 8 - Schumann Grade 5 From the Cliffs - Walter Carroll Intrada in C Major - C Graupner Sonatina in G major Op 36 No2 1st movement - M Clementi Study in A flat Major op 37 no. 44 - A. H. Lemoine Grade 6 Minuet in G minor - Stolzel Sonatina in F major Op 168, No. 1 3rd movement: Rondo - A. Diabelli Valse miniature Op 10 no 10 Rebikov Game of Patience - Karganov Grade 7 Little prelude in C major - JS.Bach Fur Elise - Beethoven Prelude in e minor op 28 no 4 - Chopin Venetian Boat Song Op 30 No6 - Mendelssohn Waltz - Rebikov Wound up - C. Norton Grade 8 Soffiegetto - CPE Bach Sonata in G Major 1st or 2nd movement - Beethoven Sonata in C major K 545 1st movement - Mozart Waltz in A flat Major op 39 no 15 - brahms Prelude in b minor - Chopin Waltz in A flat major op 69 no 1 - Chopin The little Sheperd no 5 - Debussy Etude Allegro - Nakada Grade 9 Le coucou (Rondeau) - Louis-Claude Daquin Nocturne in E flat Major Op 9 No 2 - Chopin Waltz in D flat major op 64 no 1 "Minuet waltz" - Chopin "Rain drop" prelude in D flat major op 28 no 15 - Chopin Waltz in C sharp minor op 64 no 2 - Chopin Rondo in C Major op 51 no 1 - Beethoven To spring - Grieg Romance op 24 no 9 - Sibelius Grade 10 Book: WTC Book 1 & 2 (grade 10 & ARCT) - J.S. Bach (a must buy) Prelude & Fugue in F minor - From WTC 2 J.S. Bach Sonata in C minor op 10 no 1 3 movements in total. - Beethoven Other Beethoven Sonata's include: F minor op 2 no 1 F major op 10 no 2 E major op 14 no 1 G major op 14 no 2 D major op 28 Sonata in D major - Haydn Sonata in E flat major K 282 - Mozart Intermezzo in F minor Op 118 no 4 - Brahms Romance in F major op 118 no 5 - Brahms Polonaise in C sharp minor - Chopin Pas De Deux - Barber 1st Arabesque - Debussy Etude op 2 no 1 - Scriabin Grade "ARCT"** Nocturne in C minor op 48 no 1 - Chopin Polonaise in A flat major "heroic" Op 53 - Chopin Etudes Op 10 and 25 (Any one) - Chopin Intermezzo A minor op 118 no 1 and no 2 Sonata in F minor Op 57 "Appassionata" No 23 - Beethoven Sonata in C Sharp minor Op 27 no 2 "Moonlight" (all 3 movements) - Beethoven Sonata in B minor op 40 no 2 - Clementi Any Hungarian Rhapsody (excluding no 3, 17 and 18) - Liszt ( no 2 is my favorite) Impromptu no 2 in F minor Op 31 - Faure Three preludes - Gershwin Preludes Op 23 no 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and Op 32 3 ,5 ,9 10, 12 - Rachmaninoff Miroirs (Any one) - Ravel