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GIA Publications

This primer for all musicians provides a reliable base for a lifetime of playing and singing. The principles in these pages are the elemental foundation of music education and will protect a musician from injury, promote the physical freedom and sensitivity needed for technical mastery, and secure the embodied intelligence that grounds musical power and subtlety. Musicians teaching from these principles will see their students thrive. Students studying and restudying these pages will delight in their enhanced performance. What's new in the Revised Edition? Created with the input of experienced Licensed Body Mapping Educators and led by body mapping expert Bridget Jankowski, this edition includes updated and enlarged images big enough for coloring; streamlined and clarified content based on new science; an updated format that follows the associated body mapping course more closely; additional room for notes at the end of each section and more. Knowledge from the scientific community continues to inform the work of the Association for Body Mapping Education. This book also serves as the text for a six-hour course on body mapping for musicians developed by Barbara Conable. The book's associated course has evolved over the past two decades; an updated text for the course will be a valuable resource for novice and seasoned body mapping educators alike.

What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body (Revised Edition)

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Indiana University Press

First Edition.  Brown presents Pressler's approach to performance and teaching, including technical exercises, principles of relaxation and total body involvement, and images to guide the pianist's creativity toward expressive interpretation.  Insights from the author's own lessons, interviews with Pressler, and recollections of more than 100 Pressler students from the past 50 years are gathered in this text.  Measure-by-measure lessons on 23 piano masterworks by, among others, Bach, Bartok, Debussy, and Ravel as well as transcriptions of Pressler's fingerings, hand redistributions, practicing guidelines, musical scores, and master class performances are included.  Also included are 23 b&amp;w photos.  Hardcover, 328 p.

Menahem Pressler

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Hal Leonard Corporation

This handy and thorough guide is designed to help the independent piano teacher in all aspects of running his/her own studio. Â Whether it be business practices such as payment plans, taxes, and marketing, or teaching tips involving technique, composition, or sight reading, this all-inclusive manual has it all! Â Topics include: developing and maintaining a professional studio; finances; establishing lessons; studio recitals; tuition and payment plans; composition and improvisation; marketing; communications with parents; make-up policies; zoning and business licenses; teaching materials and learning styles; the art of practice; arts funding and many more! Â Paper, 452 p.

Independent Piano Teachers Studio Handbook

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Alfred Music Publishing

A piano is one of the largest consumer purchases most people will ever make. Yet when you shop for a piano you're up against a vast variety of brands, models, and styles, competing claims, and strange terminology. Finally, here is a book to guide you through the process with practical information on every aspect of buying a new or used piano: candid brand-by-brand reviews; tips on inspecting and buying a used piano; sales gimmicks to watch out for (and the real differences in piano quality and features); a special section on buying a used Steinway; piano moving, storage, and servicing. For anyone considering buying a piano, The Piano Book is the classic "friend in the business." Whether you're shopping for a Steinway or a student's special, this indispensable guide points you to the best - and pays for itself through a lifetime of satisfaction and pleasure! The 2008-2009 Annual Supplement to The Piano Book gives manufacturer and product updates and going prices of all makes of new pianos. An invaluable resource!

The Piano Book

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This terrific instructional series was designed to do one thing extremely well - teach you to play great songs! Each includes approx. 2-1/2 hours of direct video instruction, plus lead sheets! Starting from an absolute beginner's point of view, and continuing all the way through what a professional might play while working a gig, viewers will learn to play their favorite songs along with Scott Houston. It's like taking a few private lessons from The Piano Guy himself! Working step by step, chapter by chapter, Scott teaches you what you need to know about the tune to be able to proudly sit down and play it like a pro! Watch his hands on the piano while following the highlighted measures on the lead sheet to really gain an understanding of what's being taught at all times. Also includes play-along audio tracks and song composer info and a discography.

Piano Guy One on One Autumn Leaves

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Piano Guy One on One Christmas Song

Neil A. Kjos Music Company

This highly educational, entertaining comic book will inspire your piano students to practice perfectly! Perfect Practice accurately covers the many facets of the learning process and the most effective ways of practicing at the piano. �Excerpts from standard repertoire are provided as musical examples throughout. �Author/pianist Peter Coraggio and illustrator Jon J. Murakami have collaborated to create the Art of Piano Performance Series of five comic books: Imagery in Music (5895610); Musical Style (5983557); Pedaling - "The Soul of the Piano" (5558044); The Spectrum of Expressive Touches (5558051); and last but certainly not least, Perfect Practice -or- Chunks, Clumps, Hunks, Clods - Blocks Slivers, Slices, and Globs (5558069). These comic books are nothing short of brilliant as they effectively convey the true art of piano performance in a way we can all relate. �Readers will get to know Maestro Profondo (musician extraordinaire), Musabella (Profondo's lovely teaching assistant), Agitato (neophyte student), and their musical friends while becoming inspired, motivated, and educated. �Recommended for piano students from ages 10 to 100 - from beginners to advanced players!

Perfect Practice -or- Chunks, Clumps, Hunks, Clods - Blocks, Slivers, Slices and Globs

Paperback Comic Book

Cengage Learning

"Piano for the Developing Musician No. 2," composed by Martha Hilley and Lynn Freeman Olson, is an essential collection designed for intermediate pianists. This book offers a progressive series of pieces and exercises that enhance technique, musicality, and theoretical understanding. Ideal for both teaching and personal growth. - Note: This music is composed by humans. No human-written product description is available, limiting search visibility. The AI-assisted description is for reference only.

Piano for the Developing Musician No. 2

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"Thinking as You Play" focuses on how to teach, not what to teach. Â Sylvia Coats gives piano teachers tools to help students develop creativity and critical thinking, and guidelines for organizing the music taught into a comprehensive curriculum. Â She suggests effective questioning and listening strategies for students to help them think independently and improve their practice and performance. Â She also discusses practical means to develop an awareness of learning modalities and personality types. Â A unique top-down approach assists with presentations of musical concepts and principles, rather than a bottom-up approach of identifying facts before the reasons are known. Â Includes 11 b&amp;w photos and bibliography. Â Paper, 184 p.

Thinking as You Play

Dover Publications Inc.

Fascinating interviews with 25 renowned pianists: Ashkenazy, Badura-Skoda, Bolet, Brendel, de Larrocha, Gould, Horowitz, Ohlsson, Tureck, Watts and 15 more. Revealing, candid thoughts about themselves, their careers, music they play, life of a concert pianist.  Introduction by Sir George Solti. 51 black and white photographs are included.

Great Contemporary Pianists Speak for Themselves

Amadeus Press, Inc.

A compendium from the archives of renowned piano maker Steinway &amp; Sons to encompass, for the first time, reference material and details from 16 decades of Steinway piano making in New York. Thirty years of research and compilation by authors Roy F. Kehl and David R. Kirkland bring to light, with thorough precision, the production history of Steinway pianos. A "family tree" of Steinway production history provides in-depth, complete historical listings of every model produced and their characteristic details, with first/last serial numbers and production dates, individual scale studies for major models, highlights of important changes and events in Steinway piano production by serial number and date, gallery of Steinway "decalomania" by years, a table of Steinway patents, and tables of historic Steinway steel wire sizes. The Guide is an indispensable tool for piano technicians and dealers who need to determine the relationship of a particular Steinway piano within the historical framework of the company's overall production, as well as a means to help identify, establish the provenance of, and verify and preserve the originality of any given Steinway piano. Through compilation of pinpoint information, the Guide offers an accurate and fascinating resume of Steinway &amp; Sons' ongoing production history.

Official Guide to Steinway Pianos, The

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This book helps keyboardists understand and appreciate their instruments without getting too technical. Â It includes chapters on auditioning keyboards and pianos, appreciating sound, connections, MIDI, maintenance, and much more. Â A glossary, an index, and the Tipbook Company's unique "Tipcodes" complete the book. Â Paper, 240 p.

Tipbook Keyboard and Digital Piano

This comprehensive, 562-page method, called Solid, readable and relevant by Keyboard magazine and The major work for today's pianists by International Musician, is divided into four sections. The first, A Philosophy of Music, deals with communication, cause-effect principles and practice disciplines. The second section, Mechanics, covers all the basics of keyboard music and playing (notation, harmony, improv, sight reading, etc.), as well as their applications. The third section, The Business Scene, contains guidelines and industry advice for contemporary keyboardists. Section four, Interviews, provides insights into the artistry and technique of famous players such as Herbie Hancock, Henry Mancini, Edgar Winter, Keith Emerson, Paul Shaffer and many more. Includes an index.

Contemporary Keyboardist

Enjoy learning some of Scott's favorite easy techniques for taking your piano playing to the next level. He and his musical guests work through great tunes (Your Song; You Are My Sunshine; It Had to Be You; Fly Me to the Moon; Don't Know Why; and more!) as they discuss how to interpret them to achieve a polished sound. They also give away plenty of cheap tricks along the way! Topics include: sliding; fake books; no wrong notes; changing tempos for intros; barn burner endings; and more. 124 min.

Tips Cheap Tricks and Professional Secrets No. 4

Piano Guy One on One Amazing Grace

Summy Birchard Co.

Thoughts on the Suzuki Piano School was written in 1985 by one of the greatest exponents of the Suzuki Piano School, Haruko Kataoka. Kataoka went to study with Suzuki after many years of piano study, and soon realized that traditional approaches to piano teaching were "wasting" the innate ability of younger students. She hopes that through this little book she can bring to light the unnecessary "suffering" encountered by students and teachers who are using the time-worn read/learn/memorize method of piano study. Some topics covered include: a charming explanation of Shinichi Suzuki's philosophies, the Method itself, how to play, crucial points for beginners (listening, tone, parental assistance), and a thorough run-through of Volumes 1 and 2 of the Suzuki Piano School. Her personal touches, triumphs, failures, and enlightenment make very interesting reading. All teachers of Suzuki Piano will enjoy and benefit from reading this booklet. Even more importantly however, is the fact that non-Suzuki piano teachers especially, should read this, and utilize some of Mrs. Kataoka's thoughts in their teaching. Suzuki parents should also be asked to read this book to assist them in their vital role in the musical education of their children. This book is full of good advice, knowledge, and fact.

Thoughts on the Suzuki Piano School

FJH Music Company Inc

"Time Flies-How to Make the Best Of" by M. Uszler is an insightful piano pedagogy guide that inspires both educators and students. This work delves into effective strategies for optimal musical growth, ensuring every moment at the piano is utilized efficiently. An essential resource for fostering musical excellence. - Note: This music is composed by humans. No human-written product description is available, limiting search visibility. The AI-assisted description is for reference only.

Time Flies-How to Make the Best Of

This interactive, practical book for teachers not only contains creative ideas for group classes, but also includes mental energizers, room for notes, and brainstorming concepts for planning personalized group classes. It is divided into three sections: Part I lays the foundation for the educational philosophy behind group learning, Part II focuses on ideas for piano group classes, and Part III discusses teaching piano students with special needs.

101 Ideas for Piano Group Class

Associated Board Of Royal School Of Music

Harold Taylor graduated from the Royal Manchester College of Music (now the RNCM) and then studied in Paris under Thiberge and Alfred Cortot. His knowledge of pianism and pianists was encyclopaedic and he brought to his teaching both expertise and a sympathetic understanding. This book draws on a combination of Alexander Technique and the teaching of pianist Raymond Thiberge to propound a piano method that is all about overall mental and physical coordination rather than analysing different elements of technique.

The Pianists' Talent

All the sonatas, fantasies, rondi, as well as the most important variation sets and assorted pieces are included. Michael Davidson guides us through each composition addressing specific aspects and problems, offering practical advice and interesting alternatives as well as historical background and formal analysis when relevant to interpretation.

Mozart and the Pianist

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