The music in this collection has been selected to illustrate specific topics that would be addressed in a piano lesson. Dr. Immanuela Gruenberg provides clear techniques and ideas about performance that explore the characteristics and demands of each piece.

CONTENTS: C.P.E. BACH: Solfeggietto • BARTÓK: Minuet from The First Term at the Piano • CIMAROSA: Sonata in B-flat Major, C. 27 • FAURÉ: Romance Without Words, Op. 17, No. 3 • FRANCK: Adagio from Three Early Pieces • FRANCK: Poco maestoso from L'organiste, Volume 1 • GRIEG: Bell Ringing from Lyric Pieces, Op. 54, No. 6 • HAYDN: Allegretto from Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:3 • LISZT: Etude in D Minor, Op. 1, No. 4 • MACDOWELL: The Witch from Marionettes, Op. 38, No. 6 • MENDELSSOHN: Prelude in B-flat Major, Op. 35, No. 6 • MENDELSSOHN: A Song Without Words in F Major • L. MOZART: Allegro moderato in F Major from Nannerl's Notebook • W.A. MOZART: German Dance, K. 509, No. 3 • SATIE: Crooked Dance No. 2 from Cold Pieces • D. SCARLATTI: Sonata in C Major, K. 95/L. 358 • D. SCARLATTI: Sonata in D Minor, K. 141/L. 422 • SCHUBERT: Ecossaise, D. 735, No. 3 • Landler, D. 145, No. 7 • SCHUMANN: Wild Rider from Album for the Young, Op. 68, No. 8