Piano: Instrument Studies for Eyes and Ears — Jacobs School of Music

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Instrument Studies for Eyes and Ears

These pages explore the techniques and timbres of the Piano, with scores synched to video recordings. Created by Don Freund, site designed by Reid Merzbacher.

• Part I

  • Basic Construction

  • Damper Pedal

  • Pedalling, HarmonicsDamper Pedal

  • Una Corda, Sostenuto

  • Sostenuto Pedal

  • Piano Ergonomics

  • Hand Combination, Span

  • Scale Articulation, Dynamics

• Part II

  • Arpeggios

  • Jumps, Glissandos

  • Orchestral Piano

  • Passages - Bach

  • Passages - Beethoven, I

  • Passages - Beethoven, II

  • Passages - Debussy