Piano Books
Where to continue piano with books?
Well, I quit piano at an early age. I recently tuned my piano, and want to pick it up again. I can play several two-handed pieces such as Chopsticks and Moonlight Sonata 1st mvt, however, There are also a ton of other classical pieces I can't even touch. Is there a good piano Method Book to follow? (As for violinist, most would reccomend the suzuki method books) What are other pieces to further advance my skills?
For warm-ups, a book of Hannon is traditionally almost a necessity to keep your fingers in prime shape for any kind of piano playing. For music, just try looking for some of your favorite songs, or songs you may have heard in books at stores near you that sell piano music, or even just online. Browsing the web may also help, as some people put scans up of any kind of music.
If you want to keep playing classics but don't want as much of the challenge, look for the music in simplified form or in an arrangement other than the orignal composer. Those tend to be easier to play, and still sound great.
As for example composers, I find Chopin and Wagner to have both beautiful and not too difficult pieces, that still keep that classical feel.
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