By Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, and Martha Mier
Technique 4 continues and expands on the technical and artistic tools learned in Technique books 1A - 3. The five new Technique Tools introduced are: staccato against legato, playing in and out of black keys, speed links, open the hand, and rock the Alberti bass. 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 | |
| Technical Goals for Level 4 | |
| Technique Tools Review | |
| Artistic Etude 1 (Review—Playing Chromatic Passages Quickly and with Ease) | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 1 | |
| The Primary Chords in A Minor | |
| Technique Tool 1 (Staccato against Legato) | |
| Playing Major and Minor Triads | |
| Technique Tool 2 (Playing In and Out of the Black Keys) | |
| Technique Tool 3 (Speed Links) | |
| Technique Tool 4 (Open the Hand) | |
| Masterwork Etude 1 | |
| Artistic Etude 2 (Changing Tone by Weight Transfer) | |
| Technique Tool 5 (Rock the Alberti Bass) | |
| Alberti Bass and Primary Chords | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 2 | |
| The Primary Chords in E Minor | |
| Mastering the Alberti Bass | |
| Technique Tools Review | |
| 1st Inversion Triads | |
| 2nd Inversion Triads | |
| Masterwork Etude 2 | |
| Artistic Etude 3 (Rhythmic Freedom) | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 3 | |
| Masterwork Etude 3 | |
| Artistic Etude 4 (Choosing the Heart Note) | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 4 | |
| Hanon in Sixteenth Notes | |
| Masterwork Etude 4 | |
| Hands-Together Workshop 5 | |
| Artistic Etude 5 (Expressive Jazz) | |
| Technique Tools Review | |