Van De Velde BERA-tagrine N. - Methode Tagrine Vol. 2 - Piano + Audio

Summary of This Method

Written as a tribute to Nadia Tagrine, pianist and pedagogue, this piano method conveys a demanding yet joyful vision of learning: when the pleasure of music is present, technique and regularity naturally follow. The author draws on teaching experience and student feedback to uphold three essential pillars: playing lyrical pieces to build musicality, linking music theory to instrumental practice for better understanding, and varying fingerings very early to develop true freedom on the keyboard.

The progression is designed to help the student assimilate each new concept concretely. Concepts are introduced step by step, then immediately applied at the piano through an alternation of exercise pages and pieces. Each piece is accompanied by practice notes, useful for preparing the next lesson, organizing rehearsals, and targeting difficulties (reading, coordination, articulation, dynamics). The method also emphasizes that it ideally complements a teacher's guidance, whose support remains essential for correcting technique and guiding interpretation.

In this volume, the student deepens key elements of music theory and harmony that enrich playing: degree names, major keys and their relative minors, triplets, sixteenth notes and rests, work on three-voice pieces (including two voices in one hand), compound meters, ornaments such as trills and turns, strong and weak beats, syncopations, as well as an introduction to jazz. The pieces become longer and demand greater attention to technique, tone, and expression. Additionally, the method recommends regular scale practice (including arpeggios and octaves), progressively organized according to accidentals.

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Instrumentation	piano	Language	French
Genre	piano method