By Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, and Martha Mier
Technique 2A continues and expands on the technical and artistic tools learned in Technique books 1A and 1B. The seven new Technique Tools introduced are: dynamic shaping, crossing over the thumb, solid-sounding chords, two-note slurs, seamless melodies, balance between melody and accompaniment, and damper pedal footwork. Artistic Etudes showcase a student’s technique in an expressive musical setting, and Hands-Together Workshops focus on developing the skills necessary for coordinating hands-together playing. Each page in the Technique Book correlates with a specific page in the Lesson Book.
Contents
| Title | |
| A Note to Teachers | |
| Technique Tools Review | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 1 (Parallel Motion) | |
| Technique Tool 1 (Dynamic Shaping) | |
| Technique Tools Review | |
| Artistic Etude 1 (Feeling Intensity and Relaxation with Dynamics) | |
| Technique Tool 2 (Crossing over the Thumb) | |
| Preparing for Chords | |
| Technique Tool 3 (Solid-Sounding Chords) | |
| The I and V7 Chords in C | |
| Technique Tool 4 (Two-Note Slurs) | |
| Artistic Etude 2 (Creating Moods in Music) | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 2 (Contrary Motion) | |
| Technique Tool 5 (Seamless Melodies) | |
| Technique Tool 6 (Balance Between Melody and Accompaniment) | |
| The I and V7 Chords in G | |
| Technique Tool 7 (Damper Pedal Footwork) | |
| Artistic Etude 3 (Ringing Tone) | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 3 (C and G Major 5-Finger Patterns) | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 4 (D and A Major 5-Finger Patterns) | |
| Rockin' 6ths | |
| Artistic Etude 4 (Tools for Expressive Performance) | |
| Technique Tools Review | |