A Dozen a Day (Una Docena al Dia), Book 4 (Spanish Edition): Piano Book

Book 4 delivers exactly what intermediate pianists need: focused technical work that builds genuine facility rather than false progress. The Spanish edition opens this proven system to bilingual students and Spanish-language households, making daily practice accessible and personally relevant.

Purposeful and grounded. These are working exercises, not performance pieces, yet they contain musical substance. Each day brings a specific technical focus (scales, arpeggios, hand coordination, rhythmic patterns) executed through short, memorable phrases that students can grasp immediately.

Intermediate piano students (typically Grades 4-6) ready for systematic technical development beyond basic repertoire. Spanish-speaking students and heritage learners benefit from instruction in their home language while building the finger independence and rhythmic precision required at this level.

• Assign five to seven exercises per week rather than attempting all of them at once; rotation keeps the work fresh and prevents monotony.
• Set a consistent practice time before the main repertoire each day; these exercises work best as a warm-up ritual rather than an afterthought.
• Watch for tension in the shoulders and wrists during finger work; Burnam's exercises reveal coordination problems early, so use them as a diagnostic tool.
• Track progress by noting which exercises feel smoother week to week; students notice tangible improvement faster with this material than with abstract technique drills.

Assign one exercise or set per day as homework, independent of lesson repertoire. The Spanish text makes this especially valuable for students learning music vocabulary in their native language alongside English terminology, strengthening their overall musicality across both contexts.

• Five-finger patterns and scale fluency in multiple keys
• Hand independence and coordination between treble and bass registers
• Rhythmic precision in sixteenth-note passages and syncopation
• Finger strength and evenness across all five digits
• Sight-reading of varied rhythmic and melodic patterns
• Consistent daily practice habits and self-assessment