This unique series teaches skills used by professional pianists to make their performances more expressive and dramatic. Students will explore five keys for achieving performance artistry: color, pedaling, rubato/rhythmic freedom, characterization and choreography. In-depth information helps students understand the concepts of balance, voicing, pedal techniques, playing rubato, and how to move at the piano. Titles: Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1 (Edvard Grieg)
* Consolation, Op. 30, No. 3 (Felix Mendelssohn)
* Prelude in B Minor, Op. 28, No. 6 (Frédéric Chopin)
* Waltz, Op. 124, No. 4 (Robert Schumann)
* Bolero, from 11 Childrens Pieces, Op. 35, No. 4 (Alfredo Casella)
* Sonnet for Alexis (Dennis Alexander)
* Warriors Song, Op. 45, No. 15 (Stephen Heller)
* Maruntel (Quick Dance), Romanian Dance No. 6 (Béla Bartók)
* Scherzo in B-flat Major, D. 593 (Franz Schubert)
* Mazurka in B-flat Major, Op. 7, No. 1 (Frédéric Chopin)
* Bagatelle, Op. 6, No. 2 (Béla Bartók)
* La fuente y la campana (The Fountain and the Bell) from Paisajes (Frederico Mompou)
* Arioso for Right Hand Alone (Dennis Alexander)
* Danse caractéristique, Op. 2, No. 6 (Vladimir Rebikov)
* To the Rising Sun, Op. 4, No. 1 (Trygve Torjussen)
* Baba-Yaga (The Witch) Op. 39, No. 20 from Album for the Young (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
* Spanish Dance, No. 2 from 12 Spanish Dances, Op. 5 (Enrique Granados)
* May Night, Op. 27, No. 4 (Selim Palmgren)
* Spanish Dance, No. 1 from 12 Spanish Dances, Op. 5 (Enrique Granados)
* Toccata Lyrica (Dennis Alexander)
* Élégie Op. 126, No. 7 from Album des Enfants, Bk. 2 (Cécile Chaminade).
