Perspectives on the Performance of French Piano Music offers a range of approaches central to the performance of French piano music of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The contributors include scholars and active performers who see performance not as an independent activi…
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"Adaptive strategies for small-handed pianists" brings together information from biomechanics, ergonomics, physics, anatomy, medicine, and piano pedagogy to address the unique physical and musical needs of small-handed pianists. The first comprehensive study of its kind, it prov…
"Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists brings together information from biomechanics, ergonomics, physics, anatomy, medicine, and piano pedagogy to focus on the subject of small-handedness. The first comprehensive study of its kind, the book opens with an overview of his…
This comprehensive study offers practical strategies for overcoming the unique challenges of practicing and performing as a small-handed pianist. Informed by established scientific and pedagogical principles and illustrated by hundreds of examples, it is an incomparable resource…
Techniques on how to gain greater fluidity of movement while playing to improve the quality of the experience are offered in this manual for serious piano players. This book encourages musicians to develop a broader understanding of the involvement of the entire body in playing-…
Inhalt: Introduction -- Literature review -- Research design -- An overview of the Taubman approach -- Embodying basic principles of the Taubman approach -- Applying Taubman principles to the musical context -- Teaching the Taubman approach -- Reflections -- Bibliography -- Appe…
"Menahem Pressler was born in 1920s Germany to a Jewish clothing store owner, escaped the Nazi regime, and settled in Palestine, where he studied piano and gave frequent recitals and radio appearances. After winning the Debussy Prize in San Francisco in 1946, Pressler's internat…
As soloist, master class teacher, and pianist of the world-renowned Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler can boast of four Grammy nominations, three honorary doctorates, more than 80 recordings, and lifetime achievement awards presented by France, Germany, and Israel. Former Pressl…