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Title: With Your Own Two Hands: Self-Discovery Through Music by Seymour Bernstein ISBN: 0-7935-5712-7 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 December, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Truly amazing. a must-read
Comment: An honest confession: I am an angry practicer. My practices usually sound more like a hockey game than a quiet session, complete with book-throwing and all. But this book has truly changed the way i practiced. Because of my bad habits, i injured my tendons and hand. But now i see that practicing is osmething much deeper than just " learning the music". For any musician, pianist or not,t his book is a true gem and a resource that will be a favorite for many years.
Rating: 5
Summary: Not just for pianists!
Comment: I originally ordered this book for my niece who is experiencing much pain when she plays the piano. Since she is a music major and piano is her primary instrument, finding help has become a priority. When the book arrived, I browsed through it to see if it seemed to have helpful advice. I saw plenty to interest me that I decided to buy a second copy for myself. As a professional horn player, I found the first part of the book (A Reason For Practicing: Why Do You Practice, Why Don't You Practice and Concentration) captivating. He looks at the reasons people practice and don't practice. He is sensitive to the psychological and human values that greatly influence one's approach to music. His approach to concentration and feeling is one that is worth studying. In the second part of the book (The Disciplines:Tempo-Rhythm-Pulse, Listening, You and the Piano and Choreography), his analysis of various aspects of playing is both lucid and perceptive. I also felt that his section on the mechanics of playing looked as though it could be quite helpful to my niece as she struggles to overcome the pain she experiences when playing (I'll look forward to hearing if she feels the same). The final section of the book (Fulfillment through Performing: Performing, Memory, Nervousness and Finale) brings this work to a logical conclusion. I consider this book essential for reading and study.
Rating: 5
Summary: Motivated me to keep playing piano
Comment: Before reading this, I thought it was a kind of mechanical things. And I treated playing piano carelessly. But this book helped me to be serious about it.The title itself shows his idea on piano playing. In the first part I reflected on my attitude to practicing and my teacher. He suggests various aspects of techniques in the second part. Not all of suggestion worked for me but surely it is worth reading.If you are interested in 'why' and 'how as an intermediate player, I think this book is for you.
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Title: Twenty Lessons In Keyboard Choreography by Seymour Bernstein ISBN: 0793503728 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 April, 1991 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Piano Technique by Walter Gieseking, Karl Leimer ISBN: 0486228673 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1972 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Super Sight-Reading Secrets: An Innovative, Step-By-Step Program for Musical Keyboard Players of All Levels by Howard B. Richman ISBN: 0961596309 Publisher: Sound Feelings Pub Pub. Date: June, 1986 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Basic Principles in Pianoforte by Josef Lhevinne ISBN: 0486228207 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1972 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Piano Playing by Josef Hofmann ISBN: 0486233626 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1976 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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