Well-Known Piano Solos: How to Play Them (Classic Reprint)

Master piano solos with practical guidance to learn them with confidence

This edition presents well-known pieces and clear, helpful coaching to help you learn them effectively. It blends performance notes with practical teaching tips so you can understand style, rhythm, and expression as you practice.

This book couples familiar favorites with concrete advice on technique, fingering, pedaling, and tempo. It explains common pitfalls and offers memory and rhythm tips, plus ideas for shaping tone and phrasing. You’ll find guidance on reading tricky passages, maintaining steady time, and bringing each piece to life through musical detail.

• Piece introductions that set mood and context for each work
• Step-by-step notes on rhythm, fingering, pedaling, and articulation
• Practical tips for practicing tricky passages and keeping time
• Composer highlights and performance-oriented observations to guide interpretation

Ideal for readers who want clear, actionable instruction while exploring a varied program of piano solos.