The School of Velocity, Op. 299 (Complete): For The Piano (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Vol. 161)

Excellent editions. Perfect for practicing and marking up. Use it up!

Important exercises for the advancing pianist. Clearly presented.

I have a degree in piano performance but had to have hand surgery. This Czerny volume is really helping me get back my velocity. Yay!

As a teacher since finishing college (music major) 1964 and a past member of the National Guild of Piano teachers I require Hanon and Czerny of even my beginners. I don't take pupils younger than 12 and in the 6th grade and have a "B" average...any less is a waste of my time and their time and their parents money. Just my opinion...and I have been teaching a VERY LONG TIME. Students younger and without the "B" average as a rule find the instrument TOO BIG and the grades indicate whether they will have to drive to stick with it because they get frustrated...and I don't teach for money.If parents want to give their children music...start them in Choir or a band insturment that doesn't require legs long enough to reach the floor and a through knowledge of fractions and hands too small to reach an octave.And you can say a hemi demisemiquaver and have them understand it almost instantly without having to explain a quaver (in music) to them.

We had bought "book 1" and "book 2" of these but why?? Much happier to find this complete set.

I just love my Czerny! With only 3 months of tuition as an adult beginner, I hankered for something a bit less mechanical than Hanon. The first exercise captivated me, but it has taken me a month to master it. The second is again stretching me to my rookie limit, but it has such charm that I am motivated to wrestle with it even though it's probably more appropriate for someone with at least a year of experience. Highly recommended because these exercises are beautifully constructed and carefully fingered. My only complaint is that the sometimes the fingering 4 looks like a 1 due to the typography (hence four stars instead of five) but don't let that put you off.

They provide a great foundation for building your piano technique.

Great book for practicing scales in song format (as opposed to simply practicing scales.)