The Russian School of Piano Playing – Vol. 1 Part I

Edited by: Alexey Nikolaev

Description:

The Russian School of Piano Playing is one of the most respected and methodical piano methods developed during the Soviet era. Compiled by Russian pedagogue Alexander Nikolaev, this series was the official teaching standard used in children’s music schools across the USSR. It distills the pedagogical wisdom of many great Russian teachers and performers into a clear, progressive curriculum. Since its publication, it has become a global reference for early piano education.

This method is renowned for its precise and gradual introduction of core techniques within the first years of study, emphasizing musicality over mechanical drill. Each concept is introduced with musical intent—engaging the student in developing expressive tone, listening, and interpretive skills while strengthening technical foundations.

Though originally designed for classroom instruction, this method is also suitable for adult beginners and self-learners. Nonetheless, it is strongly recommended that students use this book under the guidance of a teacher for best results. Teachers who delve into this series often report significant improvements in their own instructional skills.

Performance Notes:

This volume provides the first-year curriculum with 44 pages of material focused on singing by ear, note reading, hand coordination, and tonal development. It builds technique systematically and prepares students for the second part and beyond. Teachers are reminded that each exercise is a building block and should be thoroughly mastered before progressing.

About the Editor:

Alexander Nikolaev followed key Soviet teaching philosophies: music education should develop discipline, love for music, and emotional connection with real life experiences. Folk melodies and songs play a core role in building musical taste and providing foundational skills. This volume includes new pieces from Russia and other countries, arranged by level and style to train hearing, rhythm, memory, and expressive understanding. Each unit gradually develops compositional awareness and formal structure.

Song List:

1. Singing by ear. The Keyboard

2. Melodic examples to be played with different fingers

3. Marks for Changing the Pitch of Notes

4. Smooth Playing of Melody

5. Quavers

6. Bass Clef

7. More Difficult Rhythmic Patterns

8. Anacrusis

9. Semiquavers

Product Details:

• Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes

• Instrumentation: Piano

• Product Format: Book (Printed Edition)

• Level of Difficulty: Beginner

• Item Number: BH100674

• ISMN: 9790060041860

• UPC: 073999193282

• Pages: 44 pages

• Binding: Saddle-wire stitching

• Format: 23.1 × 30.3 cm

• Weight: 0.18 kg

• Language: English

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俄羅斯鋼琴教程 第一冊 第1部分

編訂者： 亞歷山大・尼古拉耶夫（Alexander Nikolaev）

簡介：

《俄羅斯鋼琴學校》由俄羅斯鋼琴教育家亞歷山大・尼古拉耶夫編寫，是蘇聯時期全國兒童音樂學校官方推薦的鋼琴教材。此教材融合多位傑出教師與演奏家的教學智慧，自出版以來廣受肯定，被認為是全球最具系統性與成功的鋼琴教學法之一。

本書的特色在於以循序漸進的方式細緻引導各項基本技術，並以音樂性而非純技巧為核心，讓學生能在初期即培養對音樂色彩與情感的理解與表達能力。

雖然教材原為兒童設計，但也非常適合各年齡初學者，包括成人自學者使用。儘管說明詳盡清晰，仍建議由有經驗的教師指導使用，並參考書中教學提示。教師深入研讀本書亦能有效提升教學能力。

演奏提示：

本冊為第一年學習內容，共44頁，涵蓋聽唱、鍵盤認識、視譜與基本彈奏技巧，所有練習皆依難度層層遞進，學生應完全掌握後再進入下一階段，以奠定穩固基礎。

編訂者介紹：

尼古拉耶夫根據蘇聯音樂教育原則設計本教材：首先在學生心中建立對音樂的熱愛，引導他們透過音樂表達生活情感，同時培養紀律與堅持的精神。書中大量採用民歌與俄羅斯及其他地區的新創曲目，幫助學生提升音樂品味、音感與節奏力，並發展記憶與即興能力。

內容設計上兼顧技術練習、練習曲與合奏曲，並介紹音樂基本形式與概念，使學生全面發展演奏與音樂理解能力。

目錄：

1. 聽唱與鍵盤認識

2. 使用不同手指彈奏旋律

3. 變化音高的記號

4. 旋律的平滑彈奏

5. 八分音符

6. 低音譜號

7. 較複雜的節奏型

8. 弱起小節

9. 十六分音符

書籍詳細資料（細節如下）

• 出版社： Boosey & Hawkes

• 樂器別： 鋼琴

• 產品屬性： 書籍（實體印刷）

• 難易程度： 初學程度

• Item Number： BH100674

• ISMN： 9790060041860

• UPC： 073999193282

• 頁數： 44頁

• 裝訂： 騎馬釘裝訂

• 尺寸： 23.1 × 30.3 cm

• 重量： 0.18 公斤

• 語言： 英文

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