Schmitt Op. 16: Preparatory Exercises For the Piano, with Appendix (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol. 434)

I might be some twisted individual, but I do enjoy preparatory exercises (Schmitt, Czerny, Hanon, etc). It's like a tongue-twister for your brain and fingers, and would highly recommend to help with consistency of sound, fluidity, and building dexterity. Start slow, and build up speed and strength.

Highly recommended

I recommend this book to all my students, young to adult.These exercises not only improved technical skills,quickness and strength, but they improve sightreading and concentration as well. Working through so many different finger patterns is key to the success of this study. It is easy to read but still takes steady practice to master the exercises at a brisk tempo. If you want to play your pieces better with a better tone and sense of rhythm, I highly recommend Schmitt exercises. My students swear by them, and tell me they actually enjoy practicing them!

I have been using these exercises as part of my technique drills and practice for only a month and I'm noticing a definite improvement in finger strength, independence, and dexterity. I definitely find the exercises yield good results that more than justify spending time on them. I recommend the exercises in this book. It'll improve you're playing.

Picking piano back up after a many year hiatus and this is the perfect thing to loosen things back up - and helps with sight reading also. A few minutes a day and I think I'll be ready to jump back in with some classics. Thank you!

The book print was smaller than I used it many decades ago. But still excellent piano practice book.

This was my first exercise book at 6 years of age. It is still my best exercise book fifty years later. All fingers are given challenges to become stronger as you progress through the book. For those who are returning to playing piano after years of being away or are just starting, this will teach use of independent fingers. Passing along the way I learned, do all exercises evenly slow, first five notes slow with second fast, do the opposite, do all evenly fast. Great for helping the third finger (ring finger) gain strength.

This book is recommended by my piano teacher. Found it very helpful for more exercising!Received in an excellent condition.

Llego q tiempo y muy buen precio

It’s a great finger exercise book for kids.

Great quality product. Great price. Easy to follow.

Same like Hanon vol 925, this is also from the same seller and is original print unlike other cheap version that I had received from other seller. Thank you to the seller and Amazon.

Proposé par mon professeur, très bon livre pour l’indépendance des doigts et vélocité