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Lethargio
May 29, 2003
Musician, Composer
Fat Turkey, I recommend this to everybody, but you may be interested in playing Bartok's "Mikrokosmos" if you looking for something more unusual. It's a 6 volume set designed to guide the performer through beginner to intermediate states. It will address many of issues that most piano players go through when they're first starting out, and unlike a lot of exercise books, they're actually very musically interesting. It's part of the reason why I play music today. :)

Bartok works with modes rather than major/minor scales, though, so something to keep in mind. You may find some weird things (like non-standard key signatures) but the instructions are very clear so it shouldn't be too confusing.

If you want a left-hand workout, by the way, try to play some Bach inventions. It's part of the reason why he wrote it to begin with.

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