Scales

Basic book of scales,chords, arpeggios & Cadences,Alfred Publishing

"I don't like to practice,never have.But when I do get started at the piano, for the first 10 minutes I play scales,slowly. I've dont this all my life. Listen to the souns you make. The sound of each tone will generate a response in you. It will give you energy"-Van Cliburn

"Do you ask me how good a player you may become?Then tell me how much you practice the scales."-Carl Czerny

"I consider the practice of scales important not only for the fingers, but also for the discipline of the ear with regards to the feeling of tanlity (key),understanding of intervals, and the comprehension of the total compass of the piano."-Josef Hofmann

"Give special study to passing the thumb under the hand and passing the hand over the thumb. This makes the practice of scales and arpeggios indispensable"-Jan Paderewski

"Scales should never be dry. If you are not intersted in them,work with them until you do become interested in them."Artur Rubinstein

"I believe this matter of insisting upon a thorough technical knowledge,particularly scale playing ,is a very vital one.The mere ability to play a few pieces does not constitute musical proficiency"-Sergei Rachmaninoff

"You must diligently practice all scales,"Robert Schumann