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Lang Lang Piano Academy: Mastering the Piano Level 5

Name: Lang Lang Piano Academy: Mastering the Piano Level 5
Brand: MusicGurus
Author: Lang Lang

Lang Lang's Mastering the Piano Level 5: eight units of intermediate studies, warm ups and repertoire with interactive scores and backing tracks.

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Modules50

Replay songs11

InstrumentPiano

LanguageEnglish

Contents (50 modules, 11 replay)

- 01. Introduction by Lang Lang
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Developing Dexterity
  Free lesson
  1:11
- 02. Unit 1: Developing dexterity
- 03. Prelude in C minor (JS Bach)
- 04. Presto (Scarlatti)
- 05. Bagatelle (Beethoven)
- 01. Unit 2: Instinctive pedalling
- 02. Prelude in E minor (Chopin)
- 03. Consolation (Mendelssohn)
- 04. The little shepherd (Debussy)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Refining the Touch
  2:50
- 02. Unit 3: Refining the touch
- 03. Sweet was the melody (Turk)
- 04. Summertime (Gershwin)
- 05. Arietta (Grieg)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Phrasing and Rubato
  2:33
- 02. Unit 4: Phrasing and rubato
- 03. Study in A flat (Heller)
- 04. Miniature in D minor (Gedike)
- 05. Nocturne in D minor (Field)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Character
  2:09
- 02. Unit 5: Character
- 03. The storm (Burgmuller)
- 04. A tear (Mussorgsky)
- 05. Autumn leaves (Rebikov)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Ornamentation
  2:11
- 02. Unit 6: Ornamentation
- 03. Study (Czerny)
- 04. Menuet in F (JCF Bach)
- 05. The fall of the leafe (Peerson)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Interpretation and Style
  1:17
- 02. Unit 7: Interpretation and style
- 03. Five happy variations (Kabalevsky)
- 04. Nocturne (Britten)
- 05. Inanay lullaby (Bullard)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Performing
  2:08
- 02. Unit 8: Performing
- 03. Rhapsody (Bartok)
- 04. Fantasia in D minor (Mozart)
- 01. Page 9 Warm Up - Right Hand
- 02. Page 9 Warm Up - Left Hand
- 03. Page 9 Warm Up - Both Hands
- 04. Presto
- 05. Bagatelle
- 06. Page 16 Warm Up
- 07. Prelude in E minor
- 08. Consolation
- 09. The little shepherd
- 10. Page 22 Warm Up 1
- 11. Page 22 Warm Up 2

About this songbook

Step up to Grade 5 with one of the world's most celebrated pianists at your side. Lang Lang's Mastering the Piano Level 5 turns intermediate practice into a real musical journey, pairing focused studies with beloved repertoire from Bach to Bartók, all carried by Lang Lang's own warm, encouraging voice.

Play with Lang Lang at your side

Across eight units you develop finger dexterity, learn instinctive pedalling, refine your touch and shape real rubato, then move on to character playing, ornamentation, interpretation and finally performing with confidence. Each unit opens with a personal message from Lang Lang and a targeted warm up before growing into a study and two pieces by composers such as Chopin, Mendelssohn, Debussy and Mozart. Press play and learn as every skill builds naturally on the last.

Why intermediate pianists love this book

The progression is purposeful without ever feeling like a chore. You will chase Bach's harmonic shifts through the Prelude in C minor, let the pedal shadow Chopin's shimmering harmony, and paint the wind and thunder of Burgmüller's The storm. By the final unit you are shaping Bartók's Rhapsody and Mozart's improvisatory Fantasia in D minor with real interpretive freedom.

Who it is for

This book suits players working around Grade 5 who already read confidently in both hands and want a structured, inspiring path towards more advanced repertoire. Teachers gain eight ready-made units, while independent learners get clear, encouraging guidance on every page.

Play along and learn by ear

Every warm up, study and piece comes 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 intermediate classical piece to life.

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Fretboard & keyboard pop-ups

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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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