The Visible and Invisible in Piano Technique - A Digest

The Visible and Invisible in Piano Technique - A Digest

Author: Tobias Matthay

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2017-09-06

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1473340977

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This vintage book contains a detailed guide to playing the pianoforte, with information on everything from finding the right notes to playing legato and staccato. "The Visible and Invisible in Pianoforte Technique" will be of utility to both beginner and more advanced students, and it would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Meaning and Purpose of Technique", "how to Use the Piano-Key", "The Physical of Key-aspect of Technique", "Accuracy of Tone, and the Link between Music and Technique", "How to Use Limb and Muscle", "The Physiological Problems", "The Physiological Details", The Finger and how to Use It", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with its original artwork and text.


The Art of Piano Playing

The Art of Piano Playing

Author: George Kochevitsky

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 1995-11-16

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1457400332

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So many of the great pianists and teachers have come out of Poland and Russia (Rubinstein, Anton as well as Arthur, Leschetizky, Paderewski, the Lhevinnes, Gilels, Richter, and others), yet we know little about their methods of learning and teaching. George Kochevitsky in The Art of Piano Playing supplies some important sources of information previously unavailable in the United States. From these sources, tempered by this own thinking, Kochevitsky formulated a scientific approach that can solve most problems of piano playing and teaching. George Kochevitsky graduated in 1930 from Leningrad Conservatory and did post-graduate work at Moscow Conservatory. After coming to the U.S., he taught privately in New York City, gave a number of lectures, and wrote for various music periodicals.


Piano Power

Piano Power

Author: Richard Prokop

Publisher: Greenacres PressInc

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 9781929583003

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Mastering Piano Technique

Mastering Piano Technique

Author: Seymour Fink

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780931340468

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(Amadeus). This holistic approach to the keyboard, based on a sound understanding of the relationship between physical function and musical purpose, is an invaluable resource for pianists and teachers. Professor Fink explains his ideas and demonstrates his innovative developmental exercises that set the pianist free to express the most profound musical ideas. HARDCOVER.


Fundamentals of Piano Practice

Fundamentals of Piano Practice

Author: Chuan C. Chang

Publisher:

Published: 2016-01-06

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9781523287222

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This is the first book that teaches piano practice methods systematically, based on mylifetime of research, and containing the teachings of Combe, material from over 50 pianobooks, hundreds of articles, and decades of internet research and discussions with teachersand pianists. Genius skills are identified and shown to be teachable; learning piano can raiseor lower your IQ. Past widely taught methods based on false assumptions are exposed;substituting them with efficient practice methods allows students to learn piano and obtainthe necessary education to navigate in today's world and even have a second career. See http://www.pianopractice.org/


Honing the Pianistic Self-image

Honing the Pianistic Self-image

Author: Alan Fraser

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 9788683535897

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Honing the pianistic self-image takes up where The Craft of Piano Playing left off in the development of Alan Fraser's comprehensive piano technique. Where Craft focused on the foundational security of the hand's innate structure and function, Honing shows you how to take that structure up into a new, sophisticated state--unstable equilibrium--to gain an even finer control over the colours and emotion you produce at the piano. --from publisher description.


On Piano Playing

On Piano Playing

Author: György Sándor

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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ON PIANO PLAYING begins with a revealing introduction to the fundamental relationships among motions and emotions, the keyboard itself and the human performing mechanism - the physical equipment that is used to make music. Here Sandor explains the role each plays in performance, pointing out typical mistakes and misconceptions that get in the way of virtually every pianist. He then discusses the basic technical patterns: free fall, scales and arpeggios, rotation, staccato, and thrust. Aided by carefully designed exercises, he shows how to execute physical movements to build muscle tone, sharpen coordination, and increase strength and flexibility. The exercises are based on common-sense principles of anatomy and physiology. Sandor next applies these patterns to the classic repertoire, showing how to play the exposition of Beethoven's WALDSTEIN sonata, for example. The emphasis in this section is on simplicity of motion and movement, and on ways to integrate motions to optimal effect - how to identify the technical patterns of a score and put them in the service of musical interpretation. No pianist, Sandor demonstrates, need suffer fatigue or exhaustion from playing a difficult piece. He shows that strength alone is not enough; the ability to use different muscles of the upper arm - is essential if practice is to be something more than a mechanical warming-up exercise. Special attention is given to problems of interpretation and performance as well: pedalling, variants, the development of precise musical diction and a singing piano tone, and much more. And he explores the common psychological challenges of public performance as well. Complete with line drawings, photographs, and many musical examples, ON PIANO PLAYING provides the means for mastering the complexities and intricacies of good musicianship. It offers an accessible, intriguing, and effective program for developing the fundamental skills that are the building blocks of good music-making.