Technic Is Fun: International Edition, Book 1: Piano
By David Hirschberg
Level: Elementary
Item: 00-PB-0002020
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Description
The Technic is Fun series offers piano students a series of graded studies for the development of technic, style, and musicianship. These studies reinforce the technical requirements found in method books and in standard piano repertory. The etudes found in this series not only build technic and musicality but have been carefully selected to provide refreshing recital repertoire as well as to develop a strong musical and technical foundation.
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Additional Details
Series:
Hirschberg Fun Series
Publisher:
Alfred Music
Page Count:
56
SKU:
00-PB-0002020
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About the Composer: David Hirschberg
David Hirschberg has built a reputation as a composer and educator who understands what young pianists actually need to grow. His work across the Hirschberg Fun Series reflects deep experience in the studio and classroom, where he has observed firsthand which studies stick with students and which ones gather dust.
Hirschberg's approach treats technique not as separate from musicality but as inseparable from it. His etudes engage students with real musical ideas and recognizable styles, making the daily work of skill building feel purposeful rather than obligatory.
Why we love this
Hirschberg strikes a rare balance here: these studies actually sound like pieces students want to play, not exercises they have to endure. The Latin genre choice brings rhythmic vitality and cross-cultural flavor to the early repertoire shelf, giving young pianists something distinctly different from the standard diet of European forms at this level.
What to expect
Bright and rhythmically alive, with a conversational warmth. These pieces invite physical engagement at the piano; students feel the Latin pulse in their hands and body, not just read it on the page. There is genuine musicality woven through technically modest material.
Who it's for
Elementary level piano students who are ready to move beyond basic method book exercises but still developing fundamental hand position, coordination, and reading skills. Teachers looking to introduce world music styles and cultural diversity into early piano study will find genuine pedagogical value here.
How to get the most out of it
- Approach the Latin rhythms with authentic feel rather than mechanical precision. These studies reward a sense of swing and groove in the accompaniment patterns.
- Layer in the style gradually. Establish secure hand coordination first, then layer in the rhythmic inflections and character that make Latin music come alive.
- Record yourself playing these pieces. Hearing back your own interpretation helps students self-correct phrasing and rhythm in ways that practicing against a silent page cannot.
How to use it
Slot these into early spring recitals as a refreshing alternative to the typical showcase of baroque and classical arrangements. They also work beautifully as supplementary material alongside a primary method book, reinforcing technique in a style context that feels immediately rewarding.
Skills your students will build
- Rhythmic accuracy in Latin time signatures and syncopated patterns
- Hand independence between melody and accompaniment figures
- Stylistic awareness and expressive control within a non-European musical tradition
- Sight-reading fluency in graded progressions
- Pedal technique and damping precision