Now your students will have the technical tools needed to achieve artistic performances. They will encounter skills in four areasmdash;playing naturally (physical aspects); moving freely (around the keyboard); playing beautifully (tone production) and playing artistically. The technical goals are accomplished through three types of activitiesmdash;patterned exercises with necessary repetitions to make the technique feel natural; artistic etudes that showcase the studentrsquo;s technique in an artistic musical setting and appealing and descriptive exercises called Technique Tools.The nine Technique Tools in Level 1A relate to relaxed shoulders; arm weight; moving freely; strong fingertips; finger weights; repeated notes; thumb position; finger independence and gentle hand rock. Each page in the Technique Book correlates with a specific page in the Lesson Book; when the Lesson; Theory; Performance and Technique books are used together; they offer a fully integrated and unparalleled comprehensive approach to piano instruction.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Images reproduced from original artworkBy Diego CordobaHaving read all of Eisnerrsquo;s graphic novels. collected the Spirit in various formats (when it appeared in the Warren magazines. as a comic book published by Kitchen Sink and the slightly recent DC Spirit Library hardcover reprints). and followed the lsquo;Will Eisner Quarterly Magazinersquo; published by Kichen Sink. therersquo;s practically nothing Irsquo;ve left out on this manrsquo;s career (I donrsquo;t really care what he did for the army). I also had a chance to meet him personally in Europe and talk to him about comic books. as I was one of the few fans over there who actually spoke English. That said. what could I possibly find interesting in this book that I havenrsquo;t seen or read a million times before?Being a long time fan of Eisnerrsquo;s work (and who isnrsquo;t). I had to buy this book to see what else is new about him. Unfortunately. not much. though Paul Levitz does a rather excellent job on recounting Eisnerrsquo;s life for the umpteenth time (no actual interviews with Eisner though). but what abolutely blew my mind is that most of the images we see here are scanned from the original artwork. and that alone is worth getting hold of this book (whether you are a long-time fan. or new to Eisnerrsquo;s work). Some images (bits of them) are even published at their original size. or even larger to better appreciate the actual art.In conclusion. while I didnrsquo;t learn anything new (and Levitz wastes too much pages discussing who produced the first graphic novelmdash;as Eisner has been credited on having coined the termmdash;but who cares. really?). itrsquo;s the artwork that is a joy to admire and feast your eyes over. For those who donrsquo;t know anything about Eisner. this is a good (and great) way to start. and as I said. old fans will rejoice on seeing images scanned from Eisnerrsquo;s original art. something of a rarity. since Eisner held on to it for a long time (he didnrsquo;t want to sell me any of his piecesmdash;at least not twenty years ago).All in all. highly recommended.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Eisner (and Levitz) for the winBy Kindle CustomerA wonderful book -- a perfect encapsulation of comic-book history and the man who shepherded the graphic novel form its infancy into its true potential.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic NovelBy THOMAS C. BIAGIAm reading right now. Most of the info has been out there before but is still interesting. Lots of new photos and asides that make it almost new.
