Fundamentals of piano practice

cover.pdf......Page 1
insideleaf2.pdf......Page 2
book2_2.pdf......Page 3
CHAPTER ONE: PIANO TECHNIQUE......Page 5
II. BASIC PROCEDURES FOR PIANO PRACTICE......Page 6
III. SELECTED TOPICS IN PIANO PRACTICE......Page 7
IV. MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF PIANO PLAYING......Page 9
REFERENCES......Page 10
Web Sites, Books, Videos......Page 11
TESTIMONIALS......Page 12
PREFACE......Page 20
CHAPTER ONE: PIANO TECHNIQUE......Page 29
1. Tone, Rhythm, and Staccato......Page 69
2. Cycling (Chopin\'s Fantaisie Impromptu)......Page 75
3. Trills & Tremolos......Page 79
4. Hand, Body Motions for Technique......Page 81
III.5. Playing Fast: Scales, Arpeggios, and Chromatic Scales (Chopin\'s Fantaisie Impromptu and Beethoven\'s Moonlight, 3rd Movement)......Page 93
III.6. MEMORIZING......Page 108
7. Exercises......Page 132
8. Outlining (Beethoven\'s Sonata #1)......Page 155
9. Polishing a Piece - Eliminating Flubs......Page 157
10. Cold Hands, Illness, Hand Injury, Ear Damage......Page 158
11. Sight Reading......Page 164
12. Learning Relative Pitch and Perfect Pitch (Sight Singing)......Page 165
13. Videotaping and Recording Your Own Playing......Page 171
14. Preparing for Performances and Recitals......Page 173
15. Origin and Control of Nervousness......Page 182
16. Teaching......Page 185
17. Upright, Grand & Electronic Pianos; Purchasing and Care......Page 194
18. How to Start Learning Piano: Youngest Children to Old Adults (Nov. 6/2004)......Page 202
19. The “Ideal” Practice Routine (Bach’s Teachings and Invention #4)......Page 205
20. Bach: the Greatest Composer and Teacher (15 Inventions and their Parallel Sets)......Page 214
21. The Psychology of Piano (Apr. 18/2004)......Page 216
III.22. Summary of Method......Page 219
1. Why do we need a Mathematical Theory?......Page 220
2. The Theory of Finger Motion for Piano......Page 221
3. Thermodynamics of Piano Playing......Page 224
4. Mozart\'s Formula, Beethoven and Group Theory......Page 225
5. Learning Rate Calculation......Page 231
6. Future Research Topics......Page 234
CHAPTER TWO: TUNING YOUR PIANO......Page 239
References......Page 261
General Conclusions from the Reviewed Books......Page 262
General......Page 272
Piano Instruction (Classical), Teachers, Schools......Page 273
Piano Technology, Tuning, Parts, Manufacturers......Page 274
Sheet Music, Video, CD, Book, Stores......Page 275