The Pianist's Guide to Scale Mastery

Scales and arpeggios can often be the biggest cause of frustration and boredom for even the most accomplished pianist. In this book, classical pianist and teacher Lewis Kesterton will help you develop a theoretical understanding of the scales you play, whilst offering practical and easy to follow ideas to help revolutionise your learning and help you improve scalic passages in all of your playing. After using the exercises in this book, you can expect to deliver far more confident, musical, and less boring scales and arpeggios! Read detailed explanations of the theory behind your scales, giving you a better understanding of how many of the patterns in piano music are formed! Explore the anthology of scales and arpeggios to discover a huge range of exciting and lesser-known scales. Use the detailed fingering suggestions to help you navigate the plethora of patterns! Try out a wide variety of exercises to make your practice more interesting and reap higher rewards, with scannable links to demonstrative videos.