Isidore Philipp takes the viewpoint of all noted thinkers on the subject of piano playing: there can be no satisfying interpretation of the great works until the performer is so fully a master of technique that his mind can freely assert itself in tone production and in the musical rendering of the phrase, the sentence, and the entire piece. The exercises found in this book will ensure that the student acquires command over instantaneous muscular contraction and relaxation, and a consequent ease and endurance which enable him in a comparatively short time to play long and brilliant passages effectively, without stiffness or fatigue.

Introduction
Flexibility and Independence of the Fingers
Exercises in Velocity
Exercises Based upon the Chromatic Scale
Miscellaneous Exercises
Scales
Chromatic Scale
Various Models for Scale Practice
Scales for Both Hands Alternately
Finger Extension and Independence
Exercises on Short Arpeggios
Arpeggios
Broken Chords
Double Thirds
Double Fourths
Double Sixths
Major and Minor Scales in Double Thirds
Major and Minor Scales in Double Sixths
Chromatic Scales in Double Notes
Double Notes and Octaves from the Wrist
Legato Octaves
Linked Octaves
Chords
Broken Octaves
Trills
Tremolo
Glissando
Exercises for Developing Finger Resistance