Leading to Mastery of the Instrument
By John W. Schaum
A time-honored tradition just got better! The John W. Schaum Piano Course has been newly revised with 100 percent new engravings and typesetting, color highlighting for concept emphasis, updated song titles and lyrics, and full-color illustrations.
Contents:
| Title | Composer |
| Sight Reading Drills (Leger Lines) | |
| Radio and the Classics -- Come On, Rangers | Rossini |
| The American Folk Song -- Camptown Races | Stephen Foster |
| March Tempo -- Puppets on Parade | Oesten |
| Left Hand Technic -- Swimming Under Water | |
| Mood in Music -- A.M. and P.M. | Grieg and Chopin |
| The Folk Dance -- Mazurka | Saint-Saëns |
| Harmonious Blacksmith Theme -- Handel Bars | Handel |
| The Three B's -- Bach, Beethoven and Brahms | |
| Arpeggio Triplet Study -- Throwing Paper Airplanes | |
| Contrast in Touches -- Air Mail | Mendelssohn |
| Tonal Expression -- It Was in the Good Old Summertime | Spindler |
| Left Hand Wrist Staccato -- Robert the Robot | Oesten |
| Song of the West -- Git Along, Little Dogies | |
| Nationalism in Music -- From Pole to Pole (Chopin to Paderewski) | |
| Grace Notes (Struck Together) -- Chinese Serenade | Fliege |
| Grace Notes (Struck Separately) -- Sun Dial Waltz | Chopin |
| Schaum Piano Quiz No. 1 | |
| Key of A-flat Major -- The Pelican | |
| Mexican Folk Song -- Estrellita | Ponce |
| Left Hand Melodic Study -- Shadows on the Moon | Schumann |
| Explanation of Opus -- Star of Midnight | Dvorák |
| Beethoven's Pupils -- Gertrude and Elizabeth | |
| Two-Two Time Alla Breve -- Working at the Tool Bench | |
| Cross Hand Accompaniment -- Just a Song at Twilight | Molloy |
| Importance of Slow Practice -- Wild Goose Chase | |
| The Trill -- The Cold Shower | Grieg |
| A Musical Form -- Lilac Time Serenade | Schubert |
| The Turn -- One Good Turn Deserves Another | |
| A Latin American Dance -- Mexican Hat Dance | |
| Recital Piece -- Dangerous Journey | Koelling |
| Tchaikowsky's Friend -- To a Charming Senorita | |
| Excerpt from a Mozart Sonata -- Wishing Well | |
| Broken Chord Study -- Hawaiian Love Song | Truax |
| Schaum Piano Quiz No. 2 | |
| Certificate of Promotion | |
| Schaum Music Dictionary |