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just wondering if there are any good piano books which offer technical exercises for an intermediate pianist ( around grade 5/6) involving phrasing, dynamics and finger dexterity I really want to improve my overall technique, thanks.
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any specific book or just any from them in general
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Look at Suzanne Guy's "Expressive Etudes" anthologies. Also Heller Op. 45 and Burgmuller Op. 109
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I really think you should study Bach's "inventions" instead of repetitive technical exercises.
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Cramer Etudes provide musical challenges and improve technique at the same time.
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Cramer Etudes provide musical challenges and improve technique at the same time.
+1 on Cramer.
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Max Cooke's "Tone, Touch and Technique for the Advanced Pianist" (EMI Music Publishing, 2008 is the latest edition, first published 1985). An excellent modern book for intermediate level pianists (like me). It contains well thought out exercises interspersed with selected works to illustrate the points under discussion (e.g. works of Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin). My teacher had me on it immediately I started with him and I can vouch that it's been very effective in improving my technique.
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I agree much may be gained from studying the Inventions, as well.
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Started with Hanon but new teacher highly recommends Inventions.
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I think the Inventions of Bach are pretty much a given to accompany other technical works so I'll second or third that advice.
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I second the Inventions and Cramer too...
You could also try Hanon Revisited.
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Max Cooke's "Tone, Touch and Technique for the Advanced Pianist" (EMI Music Publishing, 2008 is the latest edition, first published 1985). An excellent modern book for intermediate level pianists (like me). It contains well thought out exercises interspersed with selected works to illustrate the points under discussion (e.g. works of Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin). My teacher had me on it immediately I started with him and I can vouch that it's been very effective in improving my technique. I don't have this, but I intend to buy it. 
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Look at Suzanne Guy's "Expressive Etudes" anthologies. Also Heller Op. 45 and Burgmuller Op. 109 These are great books! Heller's 30 Progressive Studies are a gold mine.
Working on: Reworking Bartok's Suite Opus 14, Chopin's Polonaise Op.40, The Military (so much fun!)
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Max Cooke's "Tone, Touch and Technique for the Advanced Pianist" (EMI Music Publishing, 2008 is the latest edition, first published 1985). An excellent modern book for intermediate level pianists (like me). It contains well thought out exercises interspersed with selected works to illustrate the points under discussion (e.g. works of Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin). My teacher had me on it immediately I started with him and I can vouch that it's been very effective in improving my technique. Please advise me where I might order Max Cooke's book. Thanks.
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Like others have said, Bach inventions!
I also enjoyed and acquired benefit from:
Burgmüller's Op. 100 &
Moszkowski's Op. 91
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Max Cooke's "Tone, Touch and Technique for the Advanced Pianist" (EMI Music Publishing, 2008 is the latest edition, first published 1985). An excellent modern book for intermediate level pianists (like me). It contains well thought out exercises interspersed with selected works to illustrate the points under discussion (e.g. works of Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin). My teacher had me on it immediately I started with him and I can vouch that it's been very effective in improving my technique. +1. Max Cooke is one of the foremost teachers in the world. Anything by him is useful.
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Max Cooke's "Tone, Touch and Technique for the Advanced Pianist" (EMI Music Publishing, 2008 is the latest edition, first published 1985). An excellent modern book for intermediate level pianists (like me). It contains well thought out exercises interspersed with selected works to illustrate the points under discussion (e.g. works of Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin). My teacher had me on it immediately I started with him and I can vouch that it's been very effective in improving my technique. Please advise me where I might order Max Cooke's book. Thanks. Try amazon.com or alibris.com For future would-be posters, this thread is from 2011 and any advice provided would likely fall on absent (I'd say deaf, but deaf implies a presence) ears.
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For the person looking for the book: I did a search and could not find the book on Amazon. Don't know about the other site Bob mentioned.
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For the person looking for the book: I did a search and could not find the book on Amazon. Don't know about the other site Bob mentioned. The book is available via UK Amazon www.amazon.co.uk - used, at a vastly inflated price (I presume, unless it's a huge tome) of £46.56.......
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