Pianist Specials Magazine

4 October 2019

What's inside Play Beginner? -18 FULL SCORES! An assortment favourite beginner-level scores from past issues of Pianist (they’ll be great sight-reading examples for the more advanced player). The pieces range from Baroque to Romantic: 18 full scores including Bach’s evergreen Prelude in C, Satie’s intoxicating Gymnopédie No 1 and a simplified arrangement of Borodin’s famous Polovstian Dance. As every carefully chosen piece has a unique style, each one will teach you something different about technique. -EXTRA NOTATION ADVICE: Some scores have added step-by-step written advice placed into the music – as if a teacher is guiding you and making notes for you -3 HOW TO PLAYS: Contributor Melanie Spanswick gives a step-by-step lesson on three of the more ‘advanced’ beginner pieces, so you should be able to iron out any tricky bits in no time -‘FIRST STEPS’ ARTICLE: Written by long term contributor Tim Stein