Lang Lang Piano Academy: Mastering the piano, Level 1 (approximately equivalent to Grade 1/Early Elementary) looks at techniques such as playing legato and staccato and the left hand.

Lang Lang Piano Academy: Mastering the piano, Level 2 (approximately equivalent to Grade 2/Elementary) includes sections on hand coordination, phrasing and developing dexterity.

Join the superhero world of Lang Lang and come on a piano adventure with The Lang Lang Piano Method Level 1. The five progressive levels in The Lang Lang Piano Method provide a unique and imaginative way for complete beginners to learn the piano with the world's most successful concert pianist, Lang Lang. There's plenty to play all around the keyboard right from the start with fun, imaginative pieces that develop the left and right hands equally. Level 1 introduces different five-finger positions, note reading and moving around the keyboard. Musicianship is developed through theory pages and listening to exclusive performances by Lang Lang of piano classics for children. This eBook version features: • full audio of the musical examples and concert pieces played by Lang Lang • highlighted music when the audio is playing makes it easier to play along and follow • search tool • zoom function • fun animations on each page "I've written The Lang Lang Piano Method to inspire today's kids with my passion for the piano." Lang Lang

This new series features carefully selected performance repertoire of the great masters from all eras. Each piece is accessible to students and creates a feeling of accomplishment. Diverse in style and expression, each selection features melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic patterning to allow for ease in teaching and memorization. The CD, performed by Valery Lloyd-Watts, provides a powerful auditory tool for musical interpretation. Valery Lloyd-Watts studied at the Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the Royal College of Music in London. She earned a Master of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin, where she studied with Paul Badura-Skoda. She co-authored the text Studying Suzuki Piano: More than Music, which was endorsed by Dr. Suzuki.

Join the superhero world of Lang Lang and come on a piano adventure with The Lang Lang Piano Method Level 4. The five progressive levels in The Lang Lang Piano Method provide a unique and imaginative way for complete beginners to learn the piano with the world's most successful concert pianist, Lang Lang. There's plenty to play all around the keyboard right from the start with fun, imaginative pieces that develop the left and right hands equally. Level 4 extends technique, rhythms and keys through progressive repertoire and features fun original pieces, classic themes and evocative world tunes. Musicianship is developed through theory pages and listening to exclusive performances by Lang Lang of piano classics for children. This eBook version features: • full audio of the musical examples and concert pieces played by Lang Lang • highlighted music when the audio is playing makes it easier to play along and follow • search tool • zoom function • fun animations on each page "I've written The Lang Lang Piano Method to inspire today's kids with my passion for the piano."Lang Lang

Join the superhero world of Lang Lang and come on a piano adventure with The Lang Lang Piano Method Level 3. The five progressive levels in The Lang Lang Piano Method provide a unique and imaginative way for complete beginners to learn the piano with the world's most successful concert pianist, Lang Lang. There's plenty to play all around the keyboard right from the start with fun, imaginative pieces that develop the left and right hands equally. Level 3 continues the progression by extending the note range to an octave, exploring different keys and including more hands-together in pieces. Musicianship is developed through theory pages and listening to exclusive performances by Lang Lang of piano classics for children. This eBook version features: • full audio of the musical examples and concert pieces played by Lang Lang• highlighted music when the audio is playing makes it easier to play along and follow • search tool • zoom function• fun animations on each page"I've written The Lang Lang Piano Method to inspire today's kids with my passion for the piano."Lang Lang

Mastering the piano is the first series of books to be launched in the Lang Lang Piano Academy, a major new piano program encompassing a range of materials for pianists of all levels. Comprising five progressive books, mastering the piano captures Lang Lang's passion, drive and extraordinary mastery of the piano. Each book gives students the chance to learn from this exceptional talent who has impressed the world. Units in Lang Lang Piano Academy: mastering the piano, Level 4 (approximately equivalent to Grade 4/Early Intermediate) include posture, movement and hand shape, legato pedaling, new accompaniment styles, more on chords, more on rhythm, musical context, phrasing and rubato, and dexterity. Titles: Little Study from Mikrokosmos (Bela Bartok) * Flower Drum Song (Traditional Chinese) * Waltz (Lang Lang) * Little Study (Robert Schumann) * Arirang (Traditional Korean) * Prayer (Reinhold Gilere) * Study in F from 'The Wheel of Progress' (Thomas Dunhill) * Waltz (Johannes Brahms) * About Strange Lands and People from 'Scenes from Childhood' (Robert Schumann) * La petite reunion (Friedrich Burgmuller) * Allegro Assai from Sonata in G (Georg Benda) * Morning Prayer (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) * Study in G (Carl Czerny) * Sonatina from '30 Children's Pieces' (Dmitry Kabalevsky) * Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin) * Ballade (Friedrich Burgmuller) * Watchman's Song from 'Lyric Pieces' (Edvard Grieg) * Sweet Dreams from 'Album for the Young' (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) * Der Dichter spricht from 'Scenes from Childhood' (Robert Schumann) * Alla Siciliana (Felix Gullmant) * Andante (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach) * Study from L'agilite (Felix Le Couppey) * Sonatina (Muzio Clementi) * Invention in F (Johann Sebastian Bach).