Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists (eBook)

Lora Deahl, Brenda Wristen (Autoren)

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2017
240 Seiten
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-061686-1 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.10.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• ISBN-10: 0-19-061686-5 / 0190616865
• ISBN-13: 978-0-19-061686-1 / 9780190616861