Touch and Expression in Piano Playing
Author | : Clarence Grant Hamilton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Piano |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Clarence Grant Hamilton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Piano |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Clarence Grant Hamilton |
Publisher | : Ams PressInc |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1927 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9780404129507 |
Author | : Clarence G. Hamilton |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 81 |
Release | : 2013-10-10 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 0486320979 |
This book instructs pianists on how to manipulate piano keys to produce every variety of tone, including note values, pulsation in music, phrases, dynamic contrasts and shadings, tempo, color, and style.
Author | : Madeline Bruser |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2013-06-19 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 0307833747 |
An illustrated guide for the amateur and professional musician that teaches us how to transform practicing from an often laborious activity into an exhilarating and rewarding experience Foreword by Yehudi Menuhin • “Give this book to any musician you love and to any person who loves what music does for them and for the world.”—Richard Stoltzman, clarinetist In The Art of Practicing, acclaimed pianist and teacher Madeline Bruser combines physiological and meditative principles to help musicians release physical and mental tension and unleash their innate musical talent. She offers practical techniques for cultivating free and natural movement, a keen enjoyment of sounds and sensations, a clear and relaxed mind, and an open heart and she explains how to: • Prepare the body and mind to practice with ease • Understand the effect of posture on flexibility and expressiveness • Make efficient use of the hands and arms • Employ listening techniques to improve coordination • Increase the range of color and dynamics by using less effort • Cultivate rhythmic vitality • Perform with confidence, warmth, and freedom Complete with photographs to show essential points of posture and movement for a variety of instruments, this is the definitive guide to turning practice from a sometimes frightening, monotonous chore to a fun, fulfilling activity.
Author | : György Sándor |
Publisher | : Cengage Learning |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
ON PIANO PLAYING begins with a revealing introduction to the fundamental relationships among motions and emotions, the keyboard itself and the human performing mechanism - the physical equipment that is used to make music. Here Sandor explains the role each plays in performance, pointing out typical mistakes and misconceptions that get in the way of virtually every pianist. He then discusses the basic technical patterns: free fall, scales and arpeggios, rotation, staccato, and thrust. Aided by carefully designed exercises, he shows how to execute physical movements to build muscle tone, sharpen coordination, and increase strength and flexibility. The exercises are based on common-sense principles of anatomy and physiology. Sandor next applies these patterns to the classic repertoire, showing how to play the exposition of Beethoven's WALDSTEIN sonata, for example. The emphasis in this section is on simplicity of motion and movement, and on ways to integrate motions to optimal effect - how to identify the technical patterns of a score and put them in the service of musical interpretation. No pianist, Sandor demonstrates, need suffer fatigue or exhaustion from playing a difficult piece. He shows that strength alone is not enough; the ability to use different muscles of the upper arm - is essential if practice is to be something more than a mechanical warming-up exercise. Special attention is given to problems of interpretation and performance as well: pedalling, variants, the development of precise musical diction and a singing piano tone, and much more. And he explores the common psychological challenges of public performance as well. Complete with line drawings, photographs, and many musical examples, ON PIANO PLAYING provides the means for mastering the complexities and intricacies of good musicianship. It offers an accessible, intriguing, and effective program for developing the fundamental skills that are the building blocks of good music-making.
Author | : Penelope Roskell |
Publisher | : Informance |
Total Pages | : 1020 |
Release | : 2022-12-09 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : |
Winner of the Presto Music Best New Publication Award 2020, The Complete Pianist covers all aspects of piano technique including posture, finger touch and tone production, chords, octaves, rotation, lateral movements. Also included are sections on mental preparation, effective practice, sight reading, memorizing; phrasing, rhythm, articulation, sound, pedalling, injury prevention and performance anxiety. The book is suitable for pianists of all levels, from beginner-intermediate to professional performers and teachers. The book is currently available as a print version with online videos demonstrating the techniques discussed. Containing more than 500 pages of text, 300 videos performed by Penelope herself, and 250 newly-devised exercises, this is the most comprehensive book ever written on piano playing.