***Winner of Best Print Resource 2018 at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence***

The Intermediate Pianist books by Heather Hammond and Karen Marshall have been specifically written to help students progress through the tricky intermediate stages of learning the piano. Through carefully chosen repertoire, quick studies, key technical information and musicianship activities, students will develop the skills that they require. Note-reading will be improved, technique developed and a greater understanding of style and music theory will be gained.

The Intermediate Pianist Book 2 is suitable for Grade 4 level pianists and forms part of the PianoTrainer series.

Getting started; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Style; 1 Introducing ragtime; Repertoire: The Entertainer (Joplin); Maple Leaf Rag (Joplin); Chromatic and flat-key scales; 2 Exploring the polka; Repertoire: Pistachio Polka, Polka (Glinka); Quick learn: Peasant's Song, Melodie, Variations on a Folk Tune; Transposition; 3 Story-telling in music; Quick learn: A Spooky Situation, Wondrous Wizard; Recital piece: Grandma Tells a Ghost Story (Kullak); 4 Ballads and nocturnes; Quick learn: Study; Repertoire: Upon Reflection; Sharp-key scales and simple and compound time; 5 Playing reggae; Quick learn: Go for It!; Repertoire: QI Theme (Duet) (Goodall); Intervals; 6 Getting to know gospel; Quick learn: Grace; Repertoire: Gospel Medley (Duet); Recital piece: Sonatina in C major (Clementi); 7 Waltz and 54 time; Quick learn: Lively Five; Quick learn: Waltz (Schubert); 8 Baroque dance suites; Repertoire: Allemande (Beethoven); Courante (Kirchhoff); Sarabande (Handel); Jigg (Sheeles); Recital piece: Round 'O' (Purcell); 9 Playing pop piano; Repertoire: Highway to Home; 10 Concert pieces; Quick learn: Daphne; Recital piece: Gavotte (Handel); Recital piece: Menuett in F (Mozart); Recital piece: Old French Song (Tchaikovsky); Quick learn: Where Have You Been, Little Lamb? (Bartók); Recital piece: Tambourin (de Gambarini)