This unique series teaches skills used by professional pianists to make their performances more expressive and dramatic. Students will explore five keys for achieving performance artistry: color, pedaling, rubato/rhythmic freedom, characterization and choreography. In-depth information helps students understand the concepts of balance, voicing, pedal techniques, playing rubato, and how to move at the piano. Titles: Schubert, Franz German Dance, D. 365, No. 12 * Barto_k, Be_la Dawn * Chaminade, Ce_cile Idylle, Op. 126, No. 1 * Schubert, Franz German Dance, D. 783, No. 14 * Beach, Amy Gavotte, Op. 36, No. 2 * Schumann, Robert Cradle Song, Op. 124, No. 6 * Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich Mazurka * Mompou, Federico Impresiones intimas, No. 2 * Barto_k, Be_la Naughty Boy, from For Children, Vol. 1, Sz. 42, No. 21 * Rebikov, Vladimir A Little Girl Pleading with Her Mother, Op. 37, No. 1 * Rebikov, Vladimir A Little Girl Rocking Her Dolly, Op. 37, No. 7 * Liszt, Franz The Bell Tolls * Granados, Enrique Valse brillante, No. 5 from Valses poe_tico * Chopin, Fre_de_ric Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posthumous * Grieg, Edvard Waltz, Op. 12, No. 2 * Alexander, Dennis Whimsy * Barto_k, Be_la Canon, from For Children, Vol. 2, Sz. 42, No. 31 * Brahms, Johannes Waltz, Op. 39, No. 3 * Mendelssohn, Felix Venetian Gondola Song, from Songs without Words, Vol. 2, Op. 30, No. 6 * Alexander, Dennis Rapsodia Espan_ola * Chaminade, Ce_cile Tarentelle, Op. 123, No. 10 * Casella, Alfredo Galop final * Alexander, Dennis Gallactica.