Palette of Touches, Elementary
Composed by Joanne Haroutounian
The Palette of Touches – Elementary book presents a way for students to easily develop tonal colors and touches in piano performance through exercises and repertoire that define various types of legato, staccato, and chordal touches. Students of all ages learn how to “color” music by developing the piano touches necessary to create sounds that define the mood, character, and compositional style of music.
The purpose of this book is to create an aural awareness of the variety of sounds available on the piano and to develop the technical skills needed to produce them. It includes simple exercises, excerpts from piano literature, and a sample piece that highlights each touch and matching tonal color. An additional list of recommended contemporary repertoire for use with these touches is found at the end the book. Valuable video clip demonstrations are available online via the Kjos Interactive Practice Studio (IPS).
Edition Number: WP618
ISBN 10 digit: 0849798116
ISBN 13 digit: 9780849798115
Level/Grade: Elementary
Contents:
Introduction
Single key and weight-into-the-key exercises
Legato touches
- Rotating Wrist Legato
- Minuet – James Hook
- Simple Legato
- Cradle Song – Cornelius Gurlitt
- Articulate Legato
- Bagatelle – Antonio Diabelli
- Legato Collage Exercise
- Legato Collage Repertoire
- German Dance – Franz Joseph Haydn
Staccato touches
- Wrist Staccato
- Ecossaise in G – Ludwing van Beethoven
- Up Staccato
- Study in C Major – Cornelius Gurlitt
- Portato
- Minuetto – Alexander Reinagle
- Scratch Staccato
- Fanfare – William Duncombe
- Legato Collage Exercise
- Legato Collage Repertoire
- Allegretto – Alexander Reinagle
Chordal Touches
- Placed Chord
- Gavotte – Benjamin Carr
- Up Chord
- Quadrille – Franz Joseph Haydn
- Legato Collage Exercise
- Legato Collage Repertoire
- Minuet – Leopold Mozart
Contemporary repertoire recommendations
Quick glance table of touches.
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