{"product_id":"piano-technique-tone-touch-phrasing-and-dynamics-9780486242729","title":"Piano Technique: Tone, Touch, Phrasing and Dynamics","description":"\u003cp\u003ePractice is indeed the soul of piano technique and this concise handbook -- by a noted pianist and teacher -- tells you how to get the most out of it. It is a working manual, containing technical studies, excerpts from the works of the great piano masters, and photographs -- all of which help the students develop a sound technique in a comparatively short time.\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with such elemental topics as seating position, hand and finger positions, and scales, the author proceeds to trilling, exercises, thumb exercises, four-finger exercises, accent, tone production, chords, fingering, pedaling, phrasing, sight-reading, and other essentials of keyboard art.\u003cbr\u003eMs. Philipp has distilled the experience of a lifetime of playing and teaching (she studied with students of Liszt and Busoni) into a highly useful guide for all piano students. The text is replete with hints and suggestions for developing better technique: \u003cbr\u003eMelody -- If you want a melody to sing, keep the accompanying figuration softer and you will get the desired effect.\u003cbr\u003ePractice -- Practicing pianissimo, as many great pianists have been known to do, will help further technique and improve velocity.\u003cbr\u003ePedaling -- If you want an individual tone to be particularly beautiful, catch it with the pedal just after you have hit it.\u003cbr\u003eThese hints, and a host of others, are complemented by 63 musical excerpts from the masters -- Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Bart k, Mendelssohn, Liszt -- and numerous exercises illustrating various technical, stylistic, and musical approaches. Close-up photographs indicate proper positioning of hands and fingers to achieve the proper playing skills and practicing techniques.\u003cbr\u003ePianists at all levels can benefit from careful study of this unique book -- beginners will find it particularly helpful in acquiring a thorough knowledge of the essentials; intermediate and advanced pianists will appreciate its review of basic principles and the author's authentic and interesting treatment of problems concerned with the study of the piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLillie Philipp studied piano with the students of Liszt and Busoni. She has distilled a lifetime's experience of playing and teaching into this critically acclaimed guide for piano students.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50912505069842,"sku":"9780486242729","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff6f01e4-e7f8-4b86-afbb-551aff579672.jpg?v=1738772599","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/piano-technique-tone-touch-phrasing-and-dynamics-9780486242729","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}