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Functional Skills for Pianists

by Valerie C. Cisler

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A broad, structured anthology for practical keyboard study

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A broad, structured anthology for practical keyboard study

Organized by topic rather than a fixed lesson sequence, this volume gives instructors material to assemble piano study around differing levels and goals. It begins with foundational guidance, then progresses through musical examples spanning Baroque to Modern styles. The scope extends beyond early technical and reading work into more advanced sight-reading, figured-bass realization, and harmonization in jazz and popular idioms. Designed as a resource for functional keyboard skills, it brings repertoire-based exercises and practical musicianship into one substantial reference for piano-focused coursework.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Keyboard performance, pedagogy, and collaborative-piano students
  • Music students studying functional keyboard skills or composition/theory
  • Teachers seeking adaptable, level-sequenced piano materials

Themes

Functional keyboard skillsSight-readingFigured bass realizationJazz and popular harmonizationPiano pedagogy

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Book overview

Functional Skills for Pianists addresses the need for a comprehensive anthology of musical examples in a wide variety of styles (Baroque through Modern) for keyboard majors (performance, pedagogy, collaborative pianists), keyboard principals (music education, music therapy, music business, church music, liberal arts majors), and composition/theory students. Its Topical structure allows teachers the freedom to design lessons that meet varied abilities and needs of students. It is Comprehensive on two levels: 1) it includes introductory guidelines on fundamentals followed by numerous examples that are sequenced from beginning through advanced levels and 2) while it covers the development of skills found in beginning texts, it extends to more demanding sight reading material and substantive sections on figured bass realization and jazz/popular music harmonization. Currently, there is not a book on the market that covers such a wide variety and range of functional keyboard skills.
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