By Ferdinand Beyer / ed. Gayle Kowalchyk and E. L. Lancaste
Vorschule Im Klavierspiel, Op. 101, by Ferdinand Beyer (1803--1863) was first published in 1860. Since that time, it has been used by piano students throughout the world, especially in Asian countries. When compared with piano methods written in the 20th and 21st centuries, it appears more like a technique book than a piano method. This edition has been edited to be useful for today's piano students, either as a method (with teacher guidance) or as a supplementary book.
Contents:
| Title | |
| Foreword | |
| About This Edition | |
| Beyer's Original Preface | |
| About Opus 101 | |
| Method for the Piano, Opus 101 | |
| Elements of Music | |
| Values of Notes and Rests | |
| Time Signatures | |
| Accidentals | |
| Piano Keyboard | |
| Right Hand Exercises (for Touch) | |
| Left Hand Exercises (for Touch) | |
| Exercises for Both Hands | |
| Teacher/Student Duets for 3 Hands | |
| Exercises for Both Hands | |
| Exercises with Eighth Notes | |
| Exercises for Passing the Thumb Under the Fingers and the Fingers Over the Thumb | |
| Exercises for Double Notes | |
| Chromatic Scale | |
| Right Hand Alone | |
| Left Hand Alone | |
| Right Hand Exercises (for Touch) | |
| Left Hand Alone | |
| Exercises for Both Hands | |
| Appendix | |