The Pianist's Problems
4th Edition
Published on 22. March 1986
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-306-80269-0 (ISBN)
Description
"The reader must have noted in the favourite magazines of the practicing pianist how often the same troubled queries reappear: How can memorizing be made easier and more secure? How can the fourth and fifth fingers be strengthened? What produces musicianship? These and many others are perennial questions of the greatest practical importance to student, teacher, and performer. Strange, then, that adequate answers are so hard to find. With all the time and effort devoted to the study of the piano, with all the advances in the psychology of training, with all the special studies that have been conducted, there should be, by now, if not one right answer to each question, at least a preferred answer that will be right for the large majority of pianists. As a matter of fact, there are preferred answers in almost every instance. . . . The need is to bring these answers together, in one place, and to present them in nontechnical language as a concise, up-to-date, coordinated philosophy of piano playing. To meet this need, the present book has been written.",from the Preface
More details
Edition
4. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Hachette Books
Target group
Adult education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
328 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-306-80269-0 (9780306802690)
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Content
* A Preview of the Problems Musicianship * On Learning to Play by Ear * Sight-Reading for Profit and Pleasure * Join an Ensemble and Be Musical * Music and BooksThe Tools of the Profession Technique; The Basic Mechanisms * About Sitting and Hand Positions * The Four Main Playing Mechanisms * The Use of the Fingers * The Use of the Hand * The Use of the Forearm, Upper Arm, and Trunk More Technique; The Basic Exercises * Do Formal Studies Serve Their Purpose? * Making the Most of Scales and Other Drills * Creating Exercises out of Actual Situations * Some Combination Touches More Technique; The Basic Exercises * Do Formal Studies Serve Their Purpose? * Making the Most of Scales and Other Drills * Creating Exercises out of Actual Situations Practice * Fingering Can Make or Break a Piece * Counting and Rhythm as Clues to Authoritative Playing * Touch and ToneFact and Fancy * Do You Hear What You Pedal? * Practice Methods That Save Time and Effort * Is Memory Your Undoing? Performance * Interpretation: The Sum of Understanding, Experience, and Talent * That Last Mile That Means Perfection * The Worst Bogey of Them AllStage Fright Nine Steps In Learning a New Piece * Steps 1 to 3: Laying the Groundwork * Steps 4 to 6: Learning the Notes * Steps 7 to 9: Playing the Music Il Maestro E Lo Scolare * An Approach Through Sight-Reading * Learning by Intuition, Imagery, or Facts?