Piano Student, Level 2: Piano Book

This book works because Glover trusted the repertoire to teach. Rather than isolating technique from music-making, every piece serves double duty: it reinforces a specific skill while sounding genuinely musical. The pacing respects how students actually learn, moving forward without overwhelming.

Purposeful and encouraging. Every page feels like progress without the frustration of material that jumps ahead too fast. The pieces are short enough to complete, substantial enough to matter.

Level 2 piano students working in private lessons or group piano classes who are ready for something beyond absolute basics. This book suits students with about 6-12 months of study who need clear structure and musically rewarding repertoire as they build intermediate skills.

• Play through each piece several times before drilling technique. Glover wrote these to be musically satisfying, so let the student experience the complete work first; technical refinement follows naturally.
• Balance this material with supplementary studies as the introduction suggests. Solo pieces alone won't develop the reading fluency and finger independence that additional etudes provide.
• Encourage students to identify the pattern or technical idea each piece addresses. Naming the goal ("This one's about steady left-hand accompaniment") helps them understand why they're learning it.

Use this as the core text for a Level 2 student or class, supplementing with technique books and additional studies to round out the curriculum. The 48-page length works well for a semester or full year of consistent study.

• Reading in treble clef with steady hand position
• Right-hand melodic playing with proper fingering
• Left-hand accompaniment patterns (blocked and broken chords)
• Maintaining steady rhythm and pulse
• Dynamics and basic expression
• Reading and interpreting simple tempo and style markings