Download or read book Touch and Expression in Piano Playing written by Clarence Grant Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Touch and Expression in Piano Playing written by Clarence Grant Hamilton and published by Ams PressInc. This book was released on 1927 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Touch and Expression in Piano Playing written by Clarence G. Hamilton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Physical Basis of Piano Touch and Tone written by Otto Ortmann and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of Practicing written by Madeline Bruser and published by Crown. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book On Piano Playing written by György Sándor and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 1981 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Relaxation Studies in the Muscular Discriminations Required for Touch Agility and Expression in Pianoforte Playing written by Tobias Matthay and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Complete Pianist written by Penelope Roskell and published by Informance. This book was released on 2022-12-09 with total page 1020 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Touch and Technic written by William Mason and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Relaxation Studies in the Muscular Discriminations Required for Touch Agility and Expression in Pianoforte Playing written by Tobias Matthay and published by . This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relaxation Studies in the Muscular Discriminations Required for Touch, Agility, and Expression in Pianoforte Playing By Tobias Matthay Contents Part I--The Chief Muscular Tests and other Permanent Daily Studies -Set I-Freeing or "Balancing" exercises -Set II-The "Aiming" exercises -Set III-The "Throw-off" exercises -Set IV-Rotation exercises Part II--Preparatory Exercises -Set V-For the study of Hand-release -Set VI-For the study of Fore-arm release -Set VII-For the study of Upper-arm release -Set VIII-For the study of Shoulder-release -Set IX-For the study of Fore-arm action, in conjunction with Upper-arm inaction Part III--Special Exercises -Set X-For the study of Finger-action and its cessation -Set XI-For Hand-action and its cessation -Set XII-For the further study of Fore-arm action -Set XIII-Agility Training Exercises -Set XIV-For the study of Hand-force elimination -Set XV-For the study of Octave-playing -Set XVI-For the study of Finger-individualization -Set XVII-For the study of horizontal freedom of thumb and hand -Set XVIII-For attuning Finger, Hand and Arm vibrations -Set XIX-For the study of tonal individualization between the fingers -Set XX-For some subsidiary actions -Set XXI-For the study of Pedalling Preface At last I am able to offer my readers the exercise-material for the study, retention and direct teaching of the muscular expertnesses required in Piano Technique, as promised in my **Act of Touch" and **First Principles of Piano-playing." Here I must once again insist that no special exercises are required in making use of those teachings. My * 'Method" - of teaching - does not consist in the use of any special exercises, nor even of mere explanation of and attention to ''rules." It consists in giving properly selected pieces of actual music, to the student, and while making clear to him the interpretative requirements of such actual music, it consists in showing him at the same time how to conquer the difficulties of its performance - the technical and interpretative difficulties therein met with. Studies and Exercises are then given to serve as concentrated material for the study of the difficulties found to be barring the way, the nature of which difficulties having been previously fully explained to the student. I do not approve of any "method" which separates the study of Execution from the study of Music. The two things, although quite distinct, should nevertheless be always studied conjointly as far as possible. Since we must acquire such habits that our musical sense will in the end serve to prompt the requisite technique, it is necessary that we... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windham Press is committed to bringing the lost cultural heritage of ages past into the 21st century through high-quality reproductions of original, classic printed works at affordable prices. This book has been carefully crafted to utilize the original images of antique books rather than error-prone OCR text. This also preserves the work of the original typesetters of these classics, unknown craftsmen who laid out the text, often by hand, of each and every page you will read. Their subtle art involving judgment and interaction with the text is in many ways superior and more human than the mechanical methods utilized today, and gave each book a unique, hand-crafted feel in its text that connected the reader organically to the art of bindery and book-making. We think these benefits are worth the occasional imperfection resulting from the age of these books at the time of scanning, and their vintage feel provides a connection to the past that goes beyond the mere words of the text.
Download or read book Piano Playing written by Josef Hofmann and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Treatise Upon Touch and Technic and the New Scientific Method for Quicker Attainment of the Powers of Artistic Expression in Piano Playing written by James Brotherhood and published by . This book was released on 189? with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Human Motion written by and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Human Motion is a large cross-disciplinary reference work which covers the many interlinked facets of the science and technology of human motion and its measurement. Individual chapters cover fundamental principles and technological developments, the state-of-the-art and consider applications across four broad and interconnected fields; medicine, sport, forensics and animation. The huge strides in technological advancement made over the past century make it possible to measure motion with unprecedented precision, but also lead to new challenges. This work introduces the many different approaches and systems used in motion capture, including IR and ultrasound, mechanical systems and video, plus some emerging techniques. The large variety of techniques used for the study of motion science in medicine can make analysis a complicated process, but extremely effective for the treatment of the patient when well utilised. The handbook descri bes how motion capture techniques are applied in medicine, and shows how the resulting analysis can help in diagnosis and treatment. A closely related field, sports science involves a combination of in-depth medical knowledge and detailed understanding of performance and training techniques, and motion capture can play an extremely important role in linking these disciplines. The handbook considers which technologies are most appropriate in specific circumstances, how they are applied and how this can help prevent injury and improve sporting performance. The application of motion capture in forensic science and security is reviewed, with chapters dedicated to specific areas including employment law, injury analysis, criminal activity and motion/facial recognition. And in the final area of application, the book describes how novel motion capture techniques have been designed specifically to aid the creation of increasingly realistic animation within films and v ideo games, with Lord of the Rings and Avatar just two examples. Chapters will provide an overview of the bespoke motion capture techniques developed for animation, how these have influenced advances in film and game design, and the links to behavioural studies, both in humans and in robotics. Comprising a cross-referenced compendium of different techniques and applications across a broad field, the Handbook of Human Motion provides the reader with a detailed reference and simultaneously a source of inspiration for future work. The book will be of use to students, researchers, engineers and others working in any field relevant to human motion capture.
Download or read book The Pianist and the Art of Music written by Adolph Carpe and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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