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Title: Playing the Piano for Pleasure. by Charles Cooke ISBN: 0-8371-3224-X Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group Pub. Date: 06 January, 1971 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great advice for the amateur pianist
Comment: This is a wonderful book for any dedicated amateur pianist. It contains great, detailed advice for planning practice sessions--more practical detail than I've seen in any other piano book. Moreover, the writing is delightful. Mr. Cooke was a journalist for the New Yorker in the 30's and 40's and obviously really knew his craft. While most of the book is devoted to improving piano skills, he does drop a hew hilarious anecdotes. One priceless one involves his use of a silent keyboard and how he manages to drive James Thurber crazy with all the mysterious tapping.
I've incorporated many of his suggestions for improving practice into my own daily routine. His suggestions are practical, spot-on, well documented and easy to understand. Some bits of the book are somewhat dated. I take personal exception to his recommendation of Hanon. But, all in all. if you're a dedicated amateur pianist, this book should be on your shelf.
Rating: 5
Summary: A must read for any amateur painist
Comment: This book is written in the 1930s but none of the concepts presented is dated at all (ok, maybe except recommending Hanon). It is inpirational and a fully enjoyable read. It contains advice on how to practice and memorise. The author also shared his own repertoire (75 pieces in total, iirc), and it has given me some new ideas on what to play next.
Rating: 5
Summary: Yes, yes yes!
Comment: I am completely thrilled that they reprinted this book. I have an original 1941 edition that I have been reading and rereading ever since I got it. It's not just for the beginner, the novice, or the person who used to play the piano. Anyone who counts themselves as a hobby pianist, or has some problems with enjoying their practicing as much as playing "finished" pieces will garner a lot from this book. And anyone who enjoys piano at all will probably enjoy reading Cooke as he extolls on his beloved hobby. For those who are working seriously at their piano he offers concrete practicing tidbits on everything from how to divide your practice time, to memorizing. His lists of suggested music at different levels are a great place to start if you don't know where to look for your next piece of music. A wonderful, wonderful book.
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Title: With Your Own Two Hands: Self-Discovery Through Music by Seymour Bernstein ISBN: 0793557127 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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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: On Piano Playing: Motion, Sound, and Expression by Gyorgy Sandor ISBN: 0028722809 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $55.95 |
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Title: Piano Lessons : Music, Love, and True Adventures by Noah Adams ISBN: 0385318219 Publisher: Delta Pub. Date: 10 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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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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