For the purposes of this introductory chapter, let me reduce the business of playing the piano to its simplest terms.
An edition of Abby Whiteside on Piano Playing
(1997)
Abby Whiteside on piano playing.
by Abby Whiteside
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Revolutionary piano pedagogue Abby Whiteside (1881-1956) influenced generations of pianists in America and elsewhere. Whiteside's pioneering approach to piano technique stood apart from the mainstream of piano teaching in her day, and her ideas remain essential to piano pedagogy even now.
Fiercely committed to developing in her students what she called a "basic rhythm" - a sense of physical continuity and ease that emphasizes musical structures - Whiteside as a teacher encouraged students to express the basic emotional rhythm of the music, and her understanding of the mechanics of piano playing enabled them to avoid the strains and injuries often experienced by pianists.
This reprint of the two long-out-of-print works has been eagerly awaited by teachers and students of piano music in many countries. At last Whiteside's ideas will be accessible to new as well as to longtime disciples of this devoted and brilliant teacher of piano.
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Instruction and study, Piano, Piano & Keyboard, Etudes (Chopin, Frédéric), Klavieretüde, Printed Music, Klaviertechnik, Percussion, Wetenschappelijke technieken, Musical Instruments, MUSIC, Pianomuziek, Klavierunterricht, Pianists, biography, Piano, instruction and study, Piano, methods, Étude et enseignementPeople
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Abby Whiteside on Piano Playing : Indispensables of Piano Playing - Mastering the Chopin Etudes and Other Essays
March 1, 2003, Amadeus Press
Paperback
in English
1574670263 9781574670264
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Abby Whiteside on Piano Playing: Indispensables of Piano Playing and Mastering the Chopin Etudes and Other Essays
2003, Leonard Corporation, Hal
in English
1617746738 9781617746734
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Abby Whiteside on Piano Playing: Indispensables of Piano Playing and Mastering the Chopin Etudes and Other Essays
March 1, 2003, Amadeus Press
Hardcover
in English
1574670204 9781574670202
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Abby Whiteside on Piano Playing: Indispensables of Piano Playing and Mastering the Chopin Etudes and Other Essays
2003, Leonard Corporation, Hal
in English
1617746754 9781617746758
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Indispensables of piano playing
Mastering the Chopin Etudes and other essays / edited by Joseph Prostakoff and Sophia Rosoff.
Edition Notes
Originally published: New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1955 and 1969 (with a new dedication, also including a new index to Mastering the Chopin Etudes and other essays).
Includes indexes.
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