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Lang Lang Piano Academy: Mastering the Piano Level 2

Name: Lang Lang Piano Academy: Mastering the Piano Level 2
Brand: MusicGurus
Author: Lang Lang

Lang Lang's Mastering the Piano Level 2: eight units of classical studies, warm ups and favourites with interactive scores and backing tracks.

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Modules77

Replay songs36

InstrumentPiano

LanguageEnglish

Contents (77 modules, 36 replay)

- 01. Introduction by Lang Lang
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Posture
  Free lesson
  1:10
- 02. Unit 1: Exploring the keyboard
- 03. Study in C (Le Couppey)
- 04. Bear dance (Schumann)
- 05. Ecossaise in G (Hassler)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Hand Coordination
  1:04
- 02. Unit 2: Hand coordination
- 03. Study (Loeschhorn)
- 04. Melody (Le Couppey)
- 05. To begin with (Wilm)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Making Mistakes
  1:02
- 02. Unit 3: Rhythmic control
- 03. Study in D (Czerny)
- 04. A joke (Bartok)
- 05. Tarantella (Bullard)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Phrasing
  1:40
- 02. Unit 4: Phrasing
- 03. Study in D minor (Dunhill)
- 04. Night journey (Gurlitt)
- 05. Takeda lullaby (Trad. Japanese)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Playing Scales
  1:36
- 02. Unit 5: Developing dexterity
- 03. Etude (Le Couppey)
- 04. Arabesque (Burgmuller)
- 05. Gypsy dance (Haydn)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Finger Control
  1:17
- 02. Unit 6: Finger control
- 03. Stately study (Bullard)
- 04. Trumpet voluntary (Clarke)
- 05. Soldier's march (Schumann)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – The Pinky
  1:08
- 02. Unit 7: The left hand
- 03. Study (Heller)
- 04. Cello solo (Lang)
- 05. Song (Reinecke)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Forte
  1:47
- 02. Unit 8: Dynamics
- 03. Study in dynamics (Bullard)
- 04. Dedication (Heller)
- 05. Dance of the sugar plum fairy (Tchaikovsky)
- 01. Page 11 Warm Up
- 02. Study In C
- 03. Bear Dance
- 04. Ecossaise in G
- 05. Page 16 Warm Up
- 06. Page 17 Study
- 07. Melody - Arabian Air
- 08. To Begin With
- 09. Page 20 Warm Up 1
- 10. Study In D
- 11. A Joke
- 12. Tarantella
- 13. Phrasing
- 14. Study In D Minor
- 15. Night Journey
- 16. Takeda Lullaby
- 17. Page 30 Warm Up 1
- 18. Page 30 Warm Up 2 - Right Hand
- 19. Page 30 Warm Up 2 - Left Hand
- 20. Page 30 Warm Up 2 - Both Hands
- 21. Etude
- 22. Gypsy Dance
- 23. Page 34 Warm Up - Right Hand
- 24. Page 34 Warm Up - Left Hand
- 25. Stately Study
- 26. Trumpet Voluntary
- 27. Soldiers March
- 28. Page 38 Warm Up 1 - Left Hand Only
- 29. Page 38 Warm Up 2 - Left Hand Only
- 30. Page 39 Study
- 31. Cello Solo
- 32. Song (Reinecke)
- 33. Page 42 Warm Up
- 34. Study In Dynamics
- 35. Dedication
- 36. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy

About this songbook

Step up to the keyboard with one of the world's most celebrated pianists as your guide. Lang Lang's Mastering the Piano Level 2 turns Grade 2 practice into an adventure, pairing classical studies and well-loved repertoire with Lang Lang's own warm, encouraging voice.

Play with Lang Lang at your side

Across eight focused units you explore the keyboard, sharpen hand coordination, master rhythmic control and shape real musical phrasing. Each unit opens with a friendly message from Lang Lang and a targeted warm up, then grows into studies and pieces by composers such as Schumann, Haydn, Czerny, Bartok and Tchaikovsky. Press play and learn as the skills stack naturally from one page to the next.

Why developing pianists love this book

The progression is gentle but purposeful. You build dexterity through fast-finger exercises, strengthen weaker fingers, free up the left hand and finish by colouring everything with expressive dynamics and Italian terms. Famous tunes like the Dance of the sugar plum fairy from The Nutcracker keep motivation high.

Who it is for

This book suits players around Grade 2 who can already read in both hands and want a structured, inspiring path forward. Teachers will find ready-made units, while independent learners get clear guidance on every page.

Play along and learn by ear

Many studies, pieces and warm ups come with recorded and interactive backing tracks, gathered in a Replay sheet music playlist. Start now, listen to the model performances, then play along and bring each classical miniature to life.

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Meet the Guru

Lang Lang

Lang Lang is a Chinese concert pianist, born in Shenyang in 1982, regarded as one of the most celebrated musicians of his generation. He studied at Beijing's Central Music Conservatory and at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia under Gary Graffman, and became an international sensation at seventeen after a last-minute debut at the 'Gala of the Century' with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The first Chinese pianist to perform with the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, he is a Steinway artist, a Grammy nominee, a TIME 100 honouree, and the founder of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation, which champions music education for young pianists around the world.

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Faber Music

Faber Music is a British music publisher founded in 1965, growing out of the literary house Faber and Faber to publish the works of Benjamin Britten. Six decades on, it represents many of the world's leading contemporary composers and holds one of the most respected catalogues in classical and concert music.

It is also a mainstay of music education: its instrumental tutors, graded repertoire and exam materials are used by teachers and students worldwide, alongside a broad catalogue of pop, rock and film songbooks that bring popular repertoire within reach of players at every level.

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