Bastien Performance Level 2 Pdf May 2026

| Book | Purpose | |------|---------| | Piano Level 2 | Introduces new concepts (e.g., eighth notes, primary chords, key signatures) | | Performance Level 2 | Provides extra, more “showy” pieces for recitals or fun practice | | Technic Level 2 | Contains finger drills, scales, triads, and exercises for dexterity |

Many teachers assign one or two pieces from Performance after every few pages in Piano to keep students engaged. bastien performance level 2 pdf

While the exact list changes slightly between editions (the original Bastien and the newer Bastien New Traditions series), a standard Performance Level 2 includes: | Book | Purpose | |------|---------| | Piano

| Piece Type | Examples (common titles) | |------------|--------------------------| | Folk songs | “Shoo Fly,” “Skip to My Lou,” “Clementine” | | Classical themes | Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” Mozart’s “Minuet in F” (simplified) | | Original études | “The Icy Keyboard,” “Canoe Song” | | Duets | Teacher-student pieces (e.g., “Midnight Ride”) | | Seasonal/holiday | “Jingle Bells,” “Turkey in the Straw” | | Jazz & blues | “Blue Bass Boogie,” “Rockin’ Rhino” | The goal is to master only that page for one week

Each piece is shorter than those in the Piano book but adds interpretive challenges: dynamics (p, mf, f), accents, pedal (simple uses), and varied articulations (staccato, legato, slurs).

Print a single page and tape it to the student’s practice journal. The goal is to master only that page for one week. The PDF makes this non-destructive to the original book.