From the very first piano lesson the teacher may and indeed should make music with his or her pupils. For the pupil, playing duets is - in most cases - the first encounter with the diverse forms of ensemble playing. Duet-playing is of such significant educational value that it should be nurtured continuously at all levels of piano study. As a result, rhythmic precision, a sense of tonal colour and expression, feel for texture, for melody and accompaniment, can be achieved with ease. The secondo ...

• Playing with the Black Keys
• Black and White
• Adjacent Positions with a Five-Note Range
• Five Finger Position in Unison
• Changing the Hand Position within the Same Piece