A Dozen A Day: Pre-Practice Technical Exercises For The Piano [Book 1 Primary]

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In her introduction to the books, Burnam gets straight to the point in explaining the value of A Dozen A Day: The Thematic Index must have taken a while to produce, and gratitude is due to Christopher Hussey, who produced it.

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This book helped me with a series of very small and manageable exercises to improve my finger dexterity and flexibility. Some exercises gradually get harder and test your hand and finger coordination and geography (playing both hands together). It tests and improves different aspects of your piano practice and should be done daily to achieve the best results. Dozen A Day exercises can also be used as the starting point for improvising and composing in a lesson.Do not try to learn the entire first dozen exercises the first week you study this book! Just learn two or three exercises and do them each day before practising. When these are mastered, add another, then another, and keep adding until the twelve can be played perfectly. When the first dozen exercises, Group I, have been mastered and perfected, Group II may be introduced in the the same manner, and so on for the other Groups.” The combination of simple joy and pedagogic value embedded in this classic material has not only stood the test of time, but remains as accessible, worthwhile and engaging as ever, seemingly transcending the fads of fashion.

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Because we are using the exercises holistically, rather than designating them as a “sight reading test”, we can get past any trauma that the student might associate with grade exams.

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In the context of an integrated approach to piano education, here are just some of the strategies which I have found productive and helpful for students: While various songbooks and extras have appeared over the years, the core Dozen A Day material comprises six short exercise books:

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Together the exercises form a rich resource for piano teachers and students to draw upon, and with the addition of the book’s special thematic index, it’s easy to focus on specific areas of technique.” I have been using these little books with my students since I first started teaching in the 1990’s, and although they have featured less prominently in my studio in recent years, they continue to make their appearance, and offer a hugely useful resource which can be used from the very first lessons, and right up to advanced level. I was struggling with the main pieces and especially with finger strength, flexibility and familiarity with common shapes and notes.There is much to enjoy in A Dozen A Day, including the exercises’ creative use of the whole instrument from the earliest stages, their adaptability, and the way that their good-natured, humorous characterisations stimulate the player’s imagination.