Optimizing Pianism

Name: Optimizing Pianism | Evidence-Based Perspectives
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Evidence-Based Perspectives

Cameron Roberts(Autor*in)

Bloomsbury eBooks US (Verlag)

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Erschienen am 4. März 2025

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Intro
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Myth-Busting Piano Pedagogy
Part I: Pianistic Beliefs
Chapter 1: Believing in Beliefs
I Feel It: It's True-Mistaken Truths
I Can!-Reframing Beliefs
I'm Right Because . . . -Cognitive Biases
Notes
Chapter 2: Mind Traps and Mental Shortcuts
Reality Evasion #1-The I'm Right Pianist
Reality Evasion #2-The I Could've if I'd Wanted TO Pianist
Pianistic Implications of Your Beliefs
Notes
Part II: Touch Beliefs and Realities
Chapter 3: The Touch-Tone Relationship-Performers' Perspectives
Tone Quality-What Determines Tone Quality?
Using the Body-Fat, Skinny, Curled, or Straight Fingers?
Quality Depends on Your Finger Shape and Position
Quality Comes from Your Arm Weight
Key contact-Poke, Press, Pull, or Push?
Quality Depends on the Key-Surface Contact
Quality Depends on the Velocity of the Key's Descent
Quality Lies in the Keybed
Pianos, Piano-Technicians and Acoustics-Where Does the Quality Come From?
Sound Perception-I FEEL IT
DON'T YOU?
Quality Lies in the Metaphor
Quality Lies in the Eye of the Beholder
Re-Defining the Touch-Tone Debate?
Notes
Chapter 4: The Touch-Tone Relationship-Scientists' Perspectives
The Physics of Touch and Tone Quality
The Hammer Head: Speed, Felt, Compression
Hard-Hammer-Bright-Tone Reality Meets Piano-Pedagogy Beliefs
The Hammer Shaft: Flexing and Wobbling
Impact Noises: The Keybed and the "Thump"
The Keybed
The "Thump"
The Psychology of Touch and Tone Quality
Embodiment and the Feel of the Gesture
Gesture, Pleasure, and Meaning
Metaphors, Reality, and the Single Mental Representation
In the Eye of the Beholder
Mirror Neurons: Learning Meaning
Notes
Part III: Optimizing Pianism
Chapter 5: Pursuing Excellence: Beliefs, 3 Ms, and Process
3M Triangle of Pianism?
The 3M Triangle Explained
Chapter 6: Mechanical Skills
The Piano Action
The Window of Opportunity
Pressed Versus Percussive Notes
Sliding Off the Knuckle
To Hit, or Not to Hit, the Keybed
Optimizing the Body's Movements
Mass Bridging, Partial Bridging and Effective Mass
Inertia and "The Inertia Problem"
Velocity and Momentum
Key and Hammer Facts
Momentum and Vectors
The "Momentum Chain" of Touch
Touch Angle and Momentum Transfer
Benefits of Mechanical Inefficiency
Momentum Transfer During Different Types of Collision
Coordinated and Uncoordinated Movements
Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
Minimal Volatility-an Ideal Playing Zone?
Force and Rebound Force
Combining Anatomy with Physics
Arches and Domes
Hammers and High-Knuckle Positions
Gravity
Optimizing Mechanical Efficiency: The "Triple-Stroke"
Finger Dependence, Interdependence and Independence
Forearm Muscles
Hand Muscles
Juncturae Tendinum
The Hand as a Functioning Unit
Joint Positions and Muscle Strength
Sitting Postures
The Five Fingers-Strengths and Weaknesses
Muscles, PAIN, and Injuries
Repetitive Motion Disorder, Focal Dystonia, and Chronic Pain.
Notes
Chapter 7: Mental Skills
Mental Practice
Visualization
Anticipatory Images
Learning and Neuroplasticity
Associations, Learning and Memorising
Emotionalized Movements
Body Language
Body Movements
Gestural Movements
"Learned" Emotionalized Movements
Mood and Movements and Expression and Pain
Optimizing Practicing: Improving Nerve Connections
Empowered Learning. Deliberate Practice. Growth Mindset.
Quality Practice
Effort and Quantity
Process Optimization
Leverage and Compensation Errors
Incremental Gains and Compound Interest
Reward-to-Risk Ratios
Notes
Chapter 8: Musical Skills
Artistic Vision-Mind Over Matter
Listening Boosts Your Learning Efficiency
Be a "Sound Chef"-Mix-ing and Max-ing the Elements
Make Friends with Your Medium-Work with Reality
Pianist-Piano Interactions
Pianist-Audience Interactions
Pianist-Music Interactions
Pianist-Pianist Interactions
Aesthetics and Your Pianism-Sharing Expectations
Notes
Movement Optimization Exercises
The "Triple-Stroke"-"FALL, PLAY & ROLL"
The Butterfly Exercise
What Leap? Just Play!
Chopin's Triple-Stroke and Sideways Glide
Optimizing Pianism-a Working Checklist
Notes
Appendix A-Case Study 1: Playing mf with Different Touch Masses
Appendix B-Case Study 2: Comparing Momentum Transfers for Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
Appendix C-Ideal Touch Masses (and m-v Zones) for Different Dynamics
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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