The Tyranny of Tradition in Piano Teaching

A Critical History from Clementi to the Present

Walter Ponce (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

261 Seiten

2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7832-0 (ISBN)

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Reflecting the author's belief that learning piano is both gratifying and exasperating, this book critically examines two centuries of teaching practices and encourages instructors to seek more efficient and inspiring exercises.

The strict traditions of piano teaching have remained entrenched for generations. The dominant influence of Muzio Clementi (1752-1832), the first composer-pedagogue of the instrument, brought about an explosion of autocratic instruction and bizarre teaching systems, exemplified in the mind-numbing drills of Hanon's "The Virtuoso Pianist." These practices--considered absurd or abusive by many--persist today at all levels of piano education. This book critically examines two centuries of teaching methods and encourages instructors to do away with traditions that disconnect mental and creative skills.

Concert pianist and pedagogue Walter Ponce received his doctorate from Juilliard. A distinguished professor emeritus and former director of keyboard studies at UCLA, and for many years under the Wilford Division of Columbia Artists Management, he has performed around the world in every genre of the solo and chamber music repertoire.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Genesis of Cognitive Impairment

2. Mousseau vs. Clementi

3. The Legacy of Clementi

4. Descending from “Parnassus”

5. Musical Asceticism

6. The Legacy and Religion

7. The Legacy of Emulation

8. The Legacy of Abuse

9. The Legacy of the Gradus Complex

10. The Legacy of the Brainless Little Animal

11. Music and the Mind

12. The Mind in Piano Playing

13. Disparities and Paradoxes

14. Twentieth Century: Assimilation and Rejection

15. End of the Millennium

16. Contemporary American Music Education

17. The Legacy on the Best and the Brightest

18. Rituals and Myths

19. Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	01.08.2019
Zusatzinfo	14 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	472 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	1-4766-7832-4 / 1476678324
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7832-0 / 9781476678320
Zustand	Neuware