Piano Playing, with Piano Questions Answered

CONTENTS

TECHNIQUE	PAGE
1. General	3
2. Position of the Body	4
3. Position of the Hand	6
4. Position of the Fingers	6
5. Action of the Wrist	9
6. Action of the Arm	11
7. Stretching	12
8. The Thumb	14
9. The Other Fingers	16
10. Weak Fingers, etc.	18
11. Staccato	21
12. Legato	22
13. Precision	25
14. Piano Touch vs Organ Touch	26
15. Fingering	27
16. The Glissando	29
17. Octaves	29
18. Repetition Technique	34
19. Double Notes	35
THE INSTRUMENT	35
THE PEDALS	39
PRACTICE	45
MARKS AND NOMENCLATURE	57
ABOUT CERTAIN PIECES AND COMPOSERS	75
1. Bach	80
2. Beethoven	83
3. Mendelssohn	85
4. Chopin	86
EXERCISES AND STUDIES	93
POLYRHYTHMS	96
PHRASING	98
RUBATO	100
CONCEPTION	102
FORCE OF EXAMPLE	104
THEORY	104
THE MEMORY	112
SIGHT-READING	117
ACCOMPANYING	117
TRANSPOSING	119
PLAYING FOR PEOPLE	120
ABOUT THE PIANO PER SE	127
BAD MUSIC	133
ETHICAL	135
PITCH AND KINDRED MATTERS	136
THE STUDENT'S AGE	138
TEACHERS, LESSONS AND METHODS	140
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS	150
ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF QUESTIONS	165
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