A Dozen A Day, Book Two: Elementary

Pre-practice technical exercises for the piano.
The purpose of this book is to help develop strong hands and flexible fingers. The idea is to learn two or three exercises at a time, which should be played each day before practising. Only when these are mastered should you add another. When all in the first group are mastered, the next group may be introduced. Many of these exercises may be transposed to different keys.

CONTENIDO:

GROUP I
1. Walking and Running
2. Skipping
3. Hopping
4. Deep Breathing
5. Deep Knee Bend
6. Stretching
7. Stretching Right Leg Up
8. Stretching Left Leg
9· Cartwheels
10. The Splits
11. Standing on Head
12. Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go

GROUP II .
I. Morning Stretch
2. Walking
3. Running
4. High Stepping
5. Jumping
6. Kicking Right Leg
7. Kicking Left Leg
8. The Splits
9· Leg Work (lying down)
10. Sitting Up and Lying Down
11. A Hard Trick .
12 Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go

GROUP III
1. Deep Breathing
2. Rolling
3· Climbing (in place)
4. Tip-toe Running (in place)
5. Baby Steps
6. Giant Steps
7· Jumping Rope
8. Somersaults
9. Touching Toes
10. Ballet Exercise (" Entre chat quatre")
11. The Splits
12. Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go

GROUP IV
1. Morning Stretch
2. Climbing (in place)
3. Tip-toe Running (in place)
4. Running
5. Cartwheels
6. Touching Toes
7. Hopping
8. Baby Steps
9. Giant Steps
10. Flinging Arms Out and Back
11. Standing on Head
12. Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go

GROUP V .
1. Deep Breathing
2. Touching Toes
3. Hopping
4. Climbing a Ladder
5· Jumping Rope (Slow, and "Red Pepper")
6. Swinging Arms
7. Hand Springs
8. Walking like a Duck
9. Bear Walk
10. Sliding Down the Bannister
11. A Hard Trick
12. Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go