The Russian School of Piano Playing, Book 1 (Boosey & Hawkes)

The Russian School of Piano Playing, the method that came out of the Soviet conservatory system and is still the way many teachers start a student who is going to be serious. Book 1 covers the first year: it builds reading, hand position, and tone together from the first page, with real music rather than exercises as soon as possible. Boosey & Hawkes edition.

• Book 1
• First-year method
• Boosey & Hawkes