Czerny: Art of Finger Dexterity for the Piano, Op. 740 (Complete) (Schirmer's Library Of Musical Classics, Vol. 154)

You could probably find this and other Czerny exercises online somewhere... but get the book and be legal instead! Legal is regal! Ha ha sorry.But seriously, you could also probably buy more expensive versions of Czerny etudes out there, but since this is an exercise book, and it's Czerny, this is good enough. Just my opinion!If you're wondering about how the pages looks: the print isn't tiny but isn't insultingly big (if you didn't get that... insulting because my eyesight isn't THAT bad). The etudes are obviously organized to minimize page turns, which is considerate of the editors.This is a buy.

The G. Schirmer copy of The Art of Finger Dexterity is arranged so that the page turns happen in the most intuitive spots. I always like to have a Czerny volume on hand in case I need some supplemental fingerwork.

Not just a finger exercise book. The pieces are musical as well. My kids just enjoy playing them for finger exercise. Very different from the Hanon books they played before, which sometimes they felt bored about.I would recommend this book to all the kids who love the piano.

Czerny was simple yet complex, in his cute little etudes, everyone know that. This opus 740 is really lovely. I heard a recording of the entire book, all the etudes, and it was just beautiful. I thought, Not only Chopin's famous etudes are gorgeous - this one, too! So, I decided to prcatice them. I love it! It's a great exercise for the finges and hands. I'm bound to enjoy playing and practicing it. I think I'll have fun with it. I'm already at the third etude. I'll go as far as the wind takes me. Volante!

I bought this book some weeks ago and started to practice it a lot. I didn't believe that you could feel the diference in playing after warming up with this. Scales really help your piano playing, and Czernt makes scales more enjoyable and fun to play. Challenging pseudo-sonata'. I love this book I would recommend this to an intermediate-advanced skill level to dive into these.

I was buying this book for my daughter, since she needs it for her level 10 testing, and it includes many practice pieces. I have to say that it was a deal for the price I bought it at, and the dynamics, notes, and titles are all very clear. Great product to buy!

The contents of the book are perfect. Only four stars were given because the cover was folded as though someone had hastily pushed it into the mailing envelope. I would have preferred a book with an undamaged cover. (Returning an item is a hassle.)

Exactly what I needed to bring my stiff fingers back in shape! And the exercises beat scales, arpeggios, etc by offering a melodic structure which keeps boredom at bay. Extremely well thought out exercises: Czerny remains the master!