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A Symposium for Pianists and Teachers: Strategies to Develop the Mind and Body for Optimal Performance
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780893281540
ISBN: 0893281549
Label: Heritage Music Press
Manufacturer: Heritage Music Press
Number Of Pages: 275
Publication Date: March 01, 2002
Publisher: Heritage Music Press
Studio: Heritage Music Press
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Bringing together the unique perspectives of some of the top pianists and pedagogues, along with physicians specializing in the treatment and rehabilitation of performance-related injuries, this text is truly unparalleled. Reflecting the dedication of its contributors to pursuing new ideas and approaches to piano pedagogy, the collection covers such topics as developing an advanced technique, myofasical pain and its treatment, benefits of fitness, performance anxiety, a child's first lessons, mechanics of the piano, and musicality. The best of twentieth-century thinking on the subject, including references to the works of Matthay, Schultz, Ortmann, Whiteside, and others, is also organized and presented in accessible manner.
These broad-based subjects are included in one of five sections Mechanical, Technical, Musical, Healthful (Mind and Body), and Pedagogical and include goals and exercises clearly articulated in a concise manner. Although written by and intended for pianists, the universal concepts of wellness and musicality are equally insightful for all musicians. Collectively, A Symposium for Pianists and Teachers presents a holistic approach to healthful and effective piano technique, resulting in a significant twenty-first century resource for the serious student and teacher.
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This book can be used by pianists and piano teachers (often isolated in small towns) to find up-to-date answers to recurring injury problems, inspiration for playing "from the mind and heart" as well as the hands, and, in general, just talking about piano (although a lot of the information works well for other instrumentalists as well--especially the exercises for flexibility and strength). It's like a "class in a book."
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