Anne, In Belgium, His books have been used for years (and still are) in musicscools. Yes, there are alternatives, but when you want a serie of complete graduated studies, the most popular is stil Czerny. I don't mean by this that you got a perfect technique, but the basis is very good. Greetings, Peter 't MUZIEKINSTRUMENTENATELIER PETER KESTENS BELGIUM KESTENS.P@DEBCOM.BE -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Anne Beetem <abeetem@wizard.net> Aan: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Datum: zaterdag 31 januari 1998 2:57 Onderwerp: Re: Czerny > >> >>I always thought it ironic that supposedly, when Czerny went to audition >>for Beethoven in the hopes of becoming a student, that although Beethoven >>accepted him, he noted that Czerny's technique was poorly-developed and >>needed a lot of work! To this day, the culmination of Carl's many didactic >>works, "The School of the Virtuoso", remains worth exploring by pianists >>interested in doing just that. >> >>Les Smith > >Ah, but you see he learned something! Seriously, he was Beethoven's >student for many years. > >ab > > > > > > > >Anne Beetem >Harpsichords & Historic Pianos >2070 Bingham Ct. >Reston, VA 20191 >abeetem@wizard.net > >
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