David Carr Glover Method for Piano: Technic, Level 2: Piano Book

Glover's technic books work because they treat technique as musical content, not punishment. Students encounter genuine musical phrases that develop hand position, finger independence, and facility in patterns that reinforce what they're already learning in the parallel method book.

Opening this book, you'll find studies that sound like real pieces rather than exercises. Musical melodies and harmonic contexts make the technical work feel purposeful, and the 36 pages move steadily through new concepts without overwhelming.

Level 2 students building toward independence at the keyboard. This book pairs with the parallel Glover Method Level 2 lesson book and serves students who learn best when technique emerges from musical ideas.

• Work slowly through each study before seeking tempo; technical patterns require clarity before speed.
• Return frequently to studies you've already mastered; they reinforce concepts across multiple contexts and build confidence.
• Listen for evenness in finger articulation, especially in scale passages and repeated note figures.

Assign 1-2 studies per week alongside lesson material, rotating through different technical focuses. These studies reinforce whatever concept the lesson book introduces that week, creating consistent reinforcement without requiring separate repertoire.

• Five-finger patterns and hand position
• Scalar passage work
• Finger independence and evenness
• Dynamic control in legato and staccato playing
• Interval reading in treble and bass clefs
• Fundamental music notation skills