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Each Repertoire book contains four Lessons; each piece in each Lesson corresponds to the pieces in the Musicianship book at the same level. This provides two equally effective assignment plans:

1. When students complete each short, preparation piece in the Musicianship book, they can then study its longer but related piece in the corresponding Repertoire book. This provides students with the most direct appreciation of how studies in musicianship prepare them to perform longer, more challenging pieces.
2. Students may complete the entire Lesson of short Musicianship preparation pieces, and then study the corresponding Lesson of Repertoire pieces. This gives students the chance to recognize the specific issues they learned in the Musicianship book as they begin learning the corresponding Repertoire piece. This process makes for keen observation and review.

The Glossary in the back of each Repertoire book serves as a convenient and important reference as students build their interpretations of each composition.

In addition to the beautiful music, each of the four Repertoire books has an important series of essays in the front matter. In Repertoire 1 you will find the following essays:

• In the two-page Introduction to Repertoire Book 1 you will find clear discussions about phrase marks, dynamic marks, expression marks, tone, and style.
• The two-page essays on Principles of Good Reading include Looking for Relationships, Looking for Patterns in music, and Patterns in Technic.
• The two-page essays on Principles of Good Study include: have a daily practicing schedule, have daily and weekly goals, look for differences and similarities in each piece, and memorize your pieces.

These essays, addressed to the students, parents, and teachers, can be reviewed, discussed, and applied throughout music study.

Taken together, these essays throughout the four levels of Artistry at the Piano Repertoire books provide a concise, informative pedagogy guide for teaching elementary through early advanced students of music. As such, it is our wish that they find their way into every pedagogy class and every music teachers association library.

The Performance CDs are especially important to students of today for they hear ever less classical music, including music for solo piano and piano four-hands. These recordings provide students with insight into the expressive capacity of the modern piano as well as a way to confirm the accuracy of their preparations of each piece. Listening to the CDs is thus an essential part of their practice plan and a basis for Positive Pedagogy—giving and preparing lessons that do not require any corrections.

In the front matter to Repertoire 2, the Introduction for students, parents, and teachers includes a two-page discussion of the essential technical skills developed in Artistry at the Piano Level 2:

• contractions, shifts, and crossings,
• their opposite, extension,
• as well as contractions and extensions combined.

The remaining essays cover Principles of Good Technic and further Principles of Good Study in support of the important advancement students accomplish in this book.

Taken together, these essays throughout the four levels of Artistry at the Piano Repertoire books provide a concise, informative pedagogy guide for teaching elementary through early advanced students of music. As such, it is our wish that they find their way into every pedagogy class and every music teachers association library.

In the front matter to Repertoire 3, the Introduction for students, parents, and teachers outlines the many combinations of sixteenth-notes that are a focal point of Artistry at the Piano Level 3, as well as another essay on expressive performance in support of the more advanced pieces presented in this book.  The remaining essays are on Principles of Good Rhythm and more advanced Principles of Good Study.

Taken together, these essays throughout the four levels of Artistry at the Piano Repertoire books provide a concise, informative pedagogy guide for teaching elementary through early advanced students of music. As such, it is our wish that they find their way into every pedagogy class and every music teachers association library.

In the front matter to Repertoire 4, the Introduction for students, parents, and teachers and the following essays feature these important issues:

• Ornaments
• Harmonic Analysis
• Rhythm
• Technic
• The nature of progress in music study
• Principles of developing good style
• Principles of Good Study

These essays serve to assist students by helping them adjust their study methods and outlook to the advances they are making at each level, and by making them ever more aware of the beauty and expressive possibilities of the musical language.

Taken together, these essays throughout the four levels of Artistry at the Piano Repertoire books provide a concise, informative pedagogy guide for teaching elementary through early advanced students of music. As such, it is our wish that they find their way into every pedagogy class and every music teachers association library.

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