Interm-Adv Books
Any suggestions on books on the topic of how to practice and improve on piano for the intermediate to advanced players? Also, any must have exercise books? I keep hearing Hannon is no longer the popular current day approach and maybe even causes injuries. I want to take myself from intermediate to advanced level.
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Hi Zak,
I recently watched a video on Tonebase about how to practice, and it gave me a lot of good ideas. It was led by Chelsea Tanner, and I think it came out in June 2024. In that video, she mentioned a book that has helped her a lot in her (flute) teaching and practice: Intelligent Music Teaching by Robert Duke, who is Head of Music and Human Learning at The University of Texas at Austin. I've requested that book from my library, and I look forward to reading it.
Also, a year or so ago, I got a book on piano exercises by Neil Stannard, which is a collection of graduated excerpts from classical pieces that he turned into exercises. I like his idea of using actual pieces to create exercises, instead of something like Hanon.
If you get either book, let me know what you think.
Best,
Jenny