30-Day Keyboard Workout: An Exercise Plan for Keyboardists: Piano
An Exercise Plan for Keyboardists
By Tom Brislin
Item: 00-PB-0002189
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Start off your daily practice routine right with this fun collection of new and classic keyboard exercises. This versatile book includes warm-ups, chord exercises, single-note exercises, scales and more. You will gain the strength and dexterity necessary to meet the physical demands needed to play piano, organ, or any other keyboard instrument. Don't let another day go by without this perfect addition to your library.
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Publisher:
Alfred Music
Page Count:
96
SKU:
00-PB-0002189
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About the Composer: Tom Brislin
Tom Brislin is a keyboardist and composer with deep roots in both classical training and contemporary music practice. His work reflects a practical understanding of what pianists actually need to develop technical facility and musical confidence at the keyboard.
Why we love this
This book strips away the pretense of exercise collections and delivers exactly what the title promises: a structured, systematic approach to daily skill building. Brislin balances functional technique work with enough variety to keep students engaged rather than checking boxes on a practice sheet.
What to expect
Purposeful and grounded. These exercises don't wander into abstract musical territory; they exist to solve specific technical problems with directness and clarity. The progression from warm-ups through increasingly complex patterns creates a sense of building capacity rather than simply repeating patterns.
Who it's for
Pianists of intermediate ability who need a structured approach to building finger strength and independence, as well as keyboardists moving between piano and organ who want systematic preparation for the physical demands of each instrument. This collection works equally well for self-directed practice and for students whose teachers want supplemental technical material.
How to get the most out of it
- Treat the warm-ups as genuine preparation, not as something to rush through. Five minutes of focused playing at the start of your session will improve everything that follows.
- Work through the chord exercises slowly enough to hear each note clearly and feel the hand position shift. Speed comes naturally once accuracy is embedded.
- Rotate between the single-note and scale sections within the same practice day rather than completing one category at a time. This trains your brain to switch between different types of coordination.
- Return to exercises you've already mastered periodically. They function as reliable technical maintenance between learning new material.
How to use it
Assign this as a structured daily resource for your intermediate piano students, especially those preparing for recitals or auditions who need reliable technical conditioning. The 96 pages also make it useful for establishing summer practice expectations, giving students a clear roadmap so they maintain technique during breaks.
Skills your students will build
- Hand position consistency and finger independence
- Major and minor scale facility across the keyboard
- Diatonic and chromatic chord progressions
- Finger strength and endurance in isolated hand positions
- Reading and executing warm-up patterns efficiently
- Coordination between single-note lines and harmonic awareness