Piano Technic, Book 2: Piano Book

This book matches the exact technical demands students encounter in their repertoire at Level 2, so nothing feels disconnected or premature. Rather than generic finger exercises, Clark builds facility through problems that actually appear in the pieces your students are learning.

Purposeful and clear. Each exercise feels like solving a specific puzzle rather than running through disconnected drills, giving students the satisfaction of mastery without the tedium.

Piano students working through Level 2 of the Frances Clark Library who need systematic, focused preparation for the technical problems in their core repertoire. Teachers using the Clark method will find this book essential for bridging the gap between aspiration and execution.

• Assign studies based on the specific technical challenge appearing in that week's assigned repertoire piece rather than working through the book sequentially.
• Have students practice the same technical concept in multiple keys to build genuine understanding rather than muscle memory in one key.
• Spend time listening to how the technique serves the music, not just drilling mechanics; connect each study to the expressive possibilities it enables.

Pair each technique study with the corresponding repertoire piece, using the study as a preparation tool rather than a separate assignment. This approach shows students that technique is always in service of music.

• Hand position and finger independence at the Level 2 technical level
• Scale and arpeggio patterns in multiple keys and positions
• Chord voicing and harmonic understanding through broken chord studies
• Evenness and control in repeated note passages
• Coordination between hands in parallel and contrary motion