What Every Pianist Needs to Know about the Body
Title | What Every Pianist Needs to Know about the Body PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Carson Mark |
Publisher | GIA Publications |
Pages | 182 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 9781579992064 |
Describes and demonstrates the places of balance, standing and sitting in balance, structure, movement of the hands and arms, and other topics.
Mastering Piano Technique
Title | Mastering Piano Technique PDF eBook |
Author | Seymour Fink |
Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780931340468 |
(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.
What Every Musician Needs to Know about the Body
Title | What Every Musician Needs to Know about the Body PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Conable |
Publisher | Andover Press (OR) |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Alexander technique |
ISBN | 9780962259562 |
"The practical application of Body Mapping and the Alexander Technique to making music. Body Mapping is the study of how our concepts of our bodies affect our experience and movement. The Alexander Technique is a method for improving freedom and ease of movement and physical coordination. This book is a graphic presentation of ideas drawn from these two disciplines that is of great benefit to music students and teachers and others." --Publsiher's description.
Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing
Title | Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing PDF eBook |
Author | Josef Lhévinne |
Publisher | |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 1924 |
Genre | Piano |
ISBN |
Great modern teacher and pianist's concise statement of principles, technique, and related material. Includes 10 musical examples.
What Every Violinist Needs to Know about the Body
Title | What Every Violinist Needs to Know about the Body PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Johnson (violinist.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Alexander technique |
ISBN | 9781579997342 |
Piano Notes
Title | Piano Notes PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Rosen |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 2002-10-29 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1439135223 |
Charles Rosen is one of the world's most talented pianists -- and one of music's most astute commentators. Known as a performer of Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Elliott Carter, he has also written highly acclaimed criticism for sophisticated students and professionals. In Piano Notes, he writes for a broader audience about an old friend -- the piano itself. Drawing upon a lifetime of wisdom and the accumulated lore of many great performers of the past, Rosen shows why the instrument demands such a stark combination of mental and physical prowess. Readers will gather many little-known insights -- from how pianists vary their posture, to how splicings and microphone placements can ruin recordings, to how the history of composition was dominated by the piano for two centuries. Stories of many great musicians abound. Rosen reveals Nadia Boulanger's favorite way to avoid commenting on the performances of her friends ("You know what I think," spoken with utmost earnestness), why Glenn Gould's recordings suffer from "double-strike" touches, and how even Vladimir Horowitz became enamored of splicing multiple performances into a single recording. Rosen's explanation of the piano's physical pleasures, demands, and discontents will delight and instruct anyone who has ever sat at a keyboard, as well as everyone who loves to listen to the instrument. In the end, he strikes a contemplative note. Western music was built around the piano from the classical era until recently, and for a good part of that time the instrument was an essential acquisition for every middle-class household. Music making was part of the fabric of social life. Yet those days have ended. Fewer people learn the instrument today. The rise of recorded music has homogenized performance styles and greatly reduced the frequency of public concerts. Music will undoubtedly survive, but will the supremely physical experience of playing the piano ever be the same?
The Complete Pianist
Title | The Complete Pianist PDF eBook |
Author | Penelope Roskell |
Publisher | Alfred Music |
Pages | 558 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Piano |
ISBN |
"Roskell's new and unique approach to piano playing is based on the use of natural, ergonomic movement, which helps both health and technique. Includes music examples, exercises, and access to more than 300 online video demonstrations.With an introduction and appendices"--Publisher's description