Содержание
Chapter One. Basic Practice Methods
Practice Routines, the Intuitive Method
Bench Height, Distance from Piano, Posture
Starting a Piece
Curled and Flat Finger Positions, Curl Paralysis
Reading, Fingering
Hands Separate (HS) Practice
Difficult Sections First, Segmental Practice, Continuity Rule
Relaxation, Gravity
Parallel Sets (PSs), Conjunctions, Cycling
Parallel Sets Catalogue
Basic Key Stroke; Legato, Staccato
Speed Walls
Metronome
Memorizing, Close Your Eyes and Play
Mental Play (MP)
Human Memory Function
Absolute & Relative Pitch
Play by Ear (PBE), Composing
Breathing, Swallowing
Endurance, Brain Stamina
Forearm Rotation
Slow Play
Post Practice Improvement (PPI), Sleep
Quiet Hands, Fingers, Body
Staccato Practice, Soft Practice
Speed, Rhythm, Dynamics
Fast Play Degradation, Eliminating Bad Habits
Jumps, PP, FF, Feeling the Keys
Scales: Nomenclature and Fingerings
Thumb Under, Thumb Over, Glissando Motion, Pivoting
Thumb, Most Versatile Finger, Power Thumb
Arpeggio, Cartwheel Motion, Finger Splits
Fast Chromatic Scales
Fast Octaves, Small/Big Hands
Trills and Tremolos
Hand Motions
Hands Together
Outlining, Beethoven's Sonata #1, Op. 2-1
Damper (Sustain) Pedal, Physics of the piano sound
Soft Pedal: Hammer Voicing
Playing Cold, Warming Up, Conditioning
Musicality, Touch, Tone, Color
Problems with Hanon Exercises
Fake Books, Jazz, Improvisation
Sight Reading, Sight Singing, Composing
Stretching and Other Exercises
Performance Preparation, Videotaping
Origin and Control of Nervousness
During, After the Performance
Summary of Method
EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS
Chapter Two. Piano Topics
Project Management
Injury, Health
Hearing Loss
Teaching
The Myth of Franz Listz's Teaching Methods
Why the Greatest Pianists Could Not Teach
Creating Geniuses
Scientific Approach to Piano Practice
Mozart's Formula, Beethoven and Group Theory
Theory, Solfege
Disadvantages of Learning Piano
Grand, Electronic, Upright Pianos
Purchasing & Piano Care
Using the Subconscious Brain
New Discoveries of this Book
Topics for Future Research
Chapter Three. Tuning Your Piano
Introduction to Tuning
Chromatic Scale
Circle of Fifths, Temperaments
Polishing Capstans, Hammer Voicing
Tuning Tools and Skills
Grand Piano Action Diagram
Kirnberger II, Equal Temperaments
References
Book Reviews: General Comments
