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 |
| Refresher Drill Cards | |
| Slavonic Folk Rhythm -- Clog Dance | Dvorák |
| Painting and Music -- The Great Gates of Kiev | Moussorgsky |
| A Chopin Etude -- With Love in My Heart | |
| Ethelbert Nevin and American Music -- Water Carnival | Barchetta |
| Melody (Stems Down) and Accompaniment (Stems Up) both in Right Hand -- Men and Mice | |
| Melody (Stems Up) and Accompaniment (Stems Down) both in Right Hand -- Mice and Men | |
| Accenting First Note of Each Beat -- Surfboarding | Lichner |
| Octave Study -- Clicking Clock | Kullak |
| Learning to Compose by Imitation -- Moszkowski's Serenade | |
| Moszkowski's Influence on Victor Herbert -- Herbert's Serenade | |
| A Finger Twister -- A Feather in the Breeze | Bohm |
| Theme from Les Preludes by Liszt -- Black Water in the Moonlight | |
| Staccacto Etude -- Perpetual Commotion | Rubinstein |
| Symphonic Theme -- Lonely Dreams | Tchaikowsky |
| The Double Dot -- Dancing Doll | Poldini and Oesten |
| Nine-Eight Meter -- At Daybreak | Godard |
| Schumann's First Opus -- Theme on the Name "Abegg" | |
| Rubato Playing -- Minuet | Bolzoni |
| A Study in Style -- Old English Court Dance | Handel |
| Quintuplet Note Groups -- Gypsy Violins | Schaum |
| Rubinstein as a Teacher -- A Waltz by Rubinstein | |
| Josef Hofmann as a Pupil -- A Waltz by Josef Hofmann | |
| Clarity and Phrasing -- Border Patrol | Heller |
| The Double Sharp -- Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream | Mendelssohn |
| The Double Flat -- Spinning Spokes | Lavellee |
| How to Play Two Against Three -- Your Eyes Are Stars | Mendelssohn |
| Edward MacDowell and American Music -- The Witch Hazel Stick | MacDowell |
| Recital Piece -- Rink Queen | Durand |
| Schaum Piano Quiz | |
| Schaum Music Dictionary | |
| Certificate of Promotion |