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Lang Lang Piano Academy: Mastering the Piano Level 1

Name: Lang Lang Piano Academy: Mastering the Piano Level 1
Brand: MusicGurus
Author: Lang Lang

Lang Lang's Mastering the Piano Level 1: eight units of keyboard skills, rhythm, legato and staccato with interactive scores and video lessons.

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Modules77

Replay songs37

InstrumentPiano

LanguageEnglish

Contents (77 modules, 37 replay)

- 01. Introduction by Lang Lang
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Hand Shape
  Free lesson
  0:31
- 02. Unit 1 Exploring the keyboard
- 03. Turning cartwheels study
- 04. Lantern song (trad. Chinese)
- 05. Canzonet (Neefe)
- 01. Unit 2 Feeling the beat
- 02. Hopscotch study (Harris)
- 03. Hopscotch (Harris)
- 04. Mission impossible (Wedgwood)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Legato Playing
  1:39
- 02. Unit 3 Legato playing
- 03. The harp étude (Köhler)
- 04. Allegretto in F (Witthauer)
- 05. Simple gifts (Brackett)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Staccato Playing
  1:14
- 02. Unit 4 Staccato playing
- 03. Naughty cat study (Harris)
- 04. Twilight (Harris)
- 05. Cuckoo (Breslaur)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Practice
  0:52
- 02. Unit 5 Developing dexterity
- 03. Jogging study (Bullard)
- 04. Chasing tails (Bullard)
- 05. Minuet in C (Scarlatti)
- 01. Unit 6 Playing chords
- 02. Study in thirds (Harris)
- 03. Ode to joy (Beethoven)
- 04. Allemande (Beethoven)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Hand Coordination
  1:23
- 02. Unit 7 The left hand
- 03. Étude (Köhler)
- 04. The elephant (Saint-Saëns)
- 05. Lullaby (Brahms)
- 01. Lang Lang Introduction – Playing With Dynamics
  0:49
- 02. Unit 8 Playing with dynamics
- 03. A conversation (Harris)
- 04. Mo li hua (trad. Chinese)
- 05. Embrukoi (trad. African)
- 01. Appendix
- 01. Warm Up RH
- 02. Warm Up LH
- 03. Warm Up BOTH HANDS
- 04. Turning Cartwheels Study v2
- 05. Lantern Song
- 06. Canzonet
- 07. Page 16 Warm Up 1
- 08. Page 16 Warm Up 2
- 09. Hopscotch Study
- 10. Hopscotch
- 11. Mission Impossible
- 12. Page 20 Warm Up v2
- 13. Harp Etude
- 14. Allegretto in F v2
- 15. Simple Gifts
- 16. Page 24 Warm Up 1 v2
- 17. Page 24 Warm Up 2 v2
- 18. Naughty Cat Study
- 19. Twilight v2
- 20. Cuckoo
- 21. Page 28 Warm Up RH
- 22. Jogging Study
- 23. Chasing Tails
- 24. Minuet in C
- 25. Page 32 Warm Up 1
- 26. Page 32 Warm Up 2 v2
- 27. Study In Thirds
- 28. Ode To Joy
- 29. Allemande
- 30. Page 36 Warm Up
- 31. Etude
- 32. The Elephant
- 33. Lullaby
- 34. Page 40 Warm Up (Playing with dynamics)
- 35. A Conversation
- 36. Mo Li Hua (Jasmine Flower)
- 37. Embrukoi

About this songbook

Start beyond the five-finger position and make the whole keyboard feel like home. This beginner piano book builds technique through short, focused units that turn core skills into music right away - from hand extension, pulse and dotted rhythms to legato, staccato, dexterity, chords, left-hand strength and expressive dynamics.

Across eight units, players explore the keyboard with leapfrog and blind-guess games, shape dotted rhythms for pieces like Hopscotch and Mission impossible, connect long singing phrases in legato repertoire, and bounce crisp staccato with a loose wrist. The book then moves into finger jogging, scale fingering, chord playing in thirds and triads, left-hand spotlight work, and dynamic contrast from pianissimo to fortissimo. Every unit includes practical exercises, a study and two pieces, so technique is always tied to real music.

The repertoire mixes beginner piano classical favourites with folk and world music, including Beethoven, Brahms, Scarlatti, Saint-Saëns, Shaker melody Simple gifts, Chinese songs such as Lantern song and Mo li hua, and the African song Embrukoi. Lang Lang’s introduction makes the book especially motivating for young learners: it is not a page-by-page tutor, so students can jump to the technique they need most and build a personal practice path.

Support materials are available online, and the book clearly flags at least one recorded performance resource for Mo li hua. That makes this a strong fit for learners who want printed music plus extra listening support. Whether you are working with a teacher or practising at home, this Level 1 book gives beginner pianists clear goals, vivid musical images and achievable pieces that sound rewarding early on. Start now. Press play and learn. Find your next focus and keep the piano world opening up.

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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 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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