By Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, and Martha Mier
Technique 2B continues and expands on the technical and artistic tools learned in Technique books 1A, 1B, and 2A. The seven new Technique Tools introduced are: three-note slurs, preparing quickly for hand crossings, feel the downbeat, finger stretches, legato pedal, finger 1 under finger 3, and finger 3 over finger 1. 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. Masterwork etudes provide training to play standard masterworks. Each page in the Technique Book correlates with a specific page in the Lesson Book.
Contents
| Title | |
| A Note to Teachers | |
| Technique Tools Review | |
| Masterwork Etude 1 (Counterpoint) | |
| Technique Tool 1 (Three-Note Slurs) | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 1 (A and D Minor 5-Finger Patterns) | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 2 (C and G Minor 5-Finger Patterns) | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 3 (Major and Minor 5-Finger Patterns) | |
| Technique Tool 2 (Preparing Quickly for Hand Crossings) | |
| Artistic Etude 1 (Playing with Continuity) | |
| Technique Tool 3 (Feel the Downbeat) | |
| Rockin' 7ths | |
| Technique Tool 4 (Finger Stretches) | |
| Masterwork Etude 2 (Counterpoint) | |
| Technique Tool 5 (Legato Pedal) | |
| Legato Pedal | |
| Rockin' Octaves | |
| Artistic Etude 2 (Playing with a Dramatic Sound) | |
| Technique Tool 6 (Finger 1 under Finger 3) | |
| Technique Tool 7 (Finger 3 over Finger 1) | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 4 (Major Scales in Contrary Motion) | |
| The I and V7 Chords in C | |
| The I and V7 Chords in G | |
| Dotted Quarter Note Technique | |
| Masterwork Etude 3 (Gentle Hand Rock) | |
| Artistic Etude 3 (Rhythm and Musical Mood) | |
| Technique Tools Review | |