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Re: USE OF SCALES

Author: nellsonic
Date: 2019-05-02 06:12

The Baermann and Kroepsch books are standard and are well deserving of that designation, however they are not that suitable for most people just starting in on scale practice. Fortunately there are books that do work well for that purpose and directly prepare you for these.

Many folks here will be familiar with the Albert Scales book. It's much less comprehensive than Baermann but also much more approachable and it focuses on the core exercises that will prepare you to go deeper with Baermann after you've done well with Albert. Work SLOWLY to build comfort, relaxation, smoothness, and evenness and then gradually faster as skill builds. The edition with red cover opens well on the stand. The other one you'll have to break the binding.

A book that some might not know is the recent "Prep Steps Before You Kroepsch" by Kristen Denny-Chambers which is of high quality despite the cutesy title. Similar skills to what Kroepsch works are stressed but at a more 'entry level'. You can find it with a browser search.

Anders

Post Edited (2019-05-02 06:13)

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