Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists Hardback
by Lora (Professor of Piano and Keyboard Literature, Professor of Piano and Keyboard Literature, Deahl, Brenda (Associate Professor and Director of Piano Pedagogy/Coordinator of Keyboard Skills, Wristen
Hardback
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Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists brings together information from biomechanics, ergonomics, physics, anatomy, medicine, and piano pedagogy to focus on the subject of small-handedness.
The first comprehensive study of its kind, the book opens with an overview of historical, anatomical, and pedagogical perspectives and redresses long-held biases concerning those who struggle at the piano because of issues with hand size.
A discussion of work efficiency, the human anatomy, and the constraints of physics serves as the theoretical basis for a focused analysis of healthy movement and piano technique as they relate to small-handedness.
Separate chapters deal with specific alternative approaches: redistribution, refingering, strategies to maximize reach and power, and musical solutions for technical problems.
Richly illustrated with hundreds of examples from a wide range of piano repertoire, the book is an incomparable resource for piano teachers and students, written in language that is accessible to a broad audience.
It balances scholastic rigor with practical experience in the field to demonstrate that the unique physical and musical needs of the small-handed can be addressed in sensitive and appropriate ways.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:302 pages, 388 line, 19 halftone
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:11/01/2018
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- ISBN:9780190616847
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:302 pages, 388 line, 19 halftone
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:11/01/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9780190616847
