Piano Technic provides a wide variety of studies to develop the necessary technic for performing music. It can be used with any piano course or library. The objective of the authors is to encourage students to play musically through the use of good, interesting materials that are not too difficult and which present one technical problem at a time. The music in the DAVID CARR GLOVER Piano Library is graded gradually so that the student may play with ease, beauty, and an understanding of musical values.
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David Carr Glover shaped American piano pedagogy through decades of thoughtful curriculum design. His methodical approach to technical development emphasized musicality from the earliest stages, rejecting the notion that technique and artistry must be separate concerns.
Why we love this
Glover's Level 2 book isolates single technical concepts so students internalize them without cognitive overload. Each study feels like real music rather than an exercise, which keeps young pianists engaged while their hands are learning what they need to learn.
What to expect
Clear, purposeful, and encouraging. Each study presents one idea at a time so the student feels capable rather than overwhelmed. There's a directness to these pieces that lets young pianists hear themselves improving.
Who it's for
Students in their second year of piano study who can read both clefs and handle basic hand position work. This book works alongside any piano method since it focuses purely on technical development without tying itself to a particular curriculum.
How to get the most out of it
Play through each study at a comfortable tempo first to hear the musical shape, then gradually increase speed only after the hands feel secure with the technical pattern.
Encourage students to notice where the technical challenge appears and where the accompaniment provides stability; this builds awareness of how to practice strategically.
Record yourself playing these studies monthly so students can hear their own progress over time, which reinforces motivation for consistent practice.
How to use it
Assign one or two studies per week as supplemental work rather than as performance pieces. Rotate through the book over several months so students encounter varied technical patterns without fatigue. The 24 pages provide enough material for a full semester of technical work.
Skills your students will build
Hand position stability and finger independence in various patterns
Scale passages and arpeggiated figurations
Legato and staccato articulation with clarity
Rhythmic accuracy in repeating note figures
Reading in both treble and bass clefs with ease
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