Fundamentals of Piano Practice - Third Edition

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Official Website and Updated Version: http://pianopractice.org/ FOPP3Cover......Page 1 FOPP3Ed2Single......Page 2 Practice Routines, the Intuitive Method......Page 12 Bench Height, Distance from Piano, Posture......Page 13 Starting a Piece......Page 14 Curled and Flat Finger Positions, Curl Paralysis......Page 15 Reading, Fingering......Page 18 Hands Separate (HS) Practice......Page 19 Difficult Sections First, Segmental Practice, Continuity Rule......Page 20 Relaxation, Gravity......Page 21 Parallel Sets (PSs), Conjunctions, Cycling......Page 22 Parallel Sets Catalogue......Page 25 Basic Key Stroke; Legato, Staccato......Page 27 Speed Walls......Page 30 Memorizing, Close Your Eyes and Play......Page 31 Mental Play (MP)......Page 38 Human Memory Function......Page 40 Absolute & Relative Pitch......Page 43 Play by Ear (PBE), Composing......Page 47 Breathing, Swallowing......Page 48 Endurance, Brain Stamina......Page 49 Forearm Rotation......Page 50 Slow Play......Page 51 Post Practice Improvement (PPI), Sleep......Page 52 Quiet Hands, Fingers, Body......Page 57 Staccato Practice, Soft Practice......Page 59 Speed, Rhythm, Dynamics......Page 61 Fast Play Degradation, Eliminating Bad Habits......Page 65 Jumps, PP, FF, Feeling the Keys......Page 67 Scales: Nomenclature and Fingerings......Page 69 Thumb Under, Thumb Over, Glissando Motion, Pivoting......Page 73 Thumb, Most Versatile Finger, Power Thumb......Page 78 Arpeggio, Cartwheel Motion, Finger Splits......Page 79 Fast Chromatic Scales......Page 81 Fast Octaves, Small/Big Hands......Page 82 Trills and Tremolos......Page 84 Hand Motions......Page 85 Hands Together......Page 87 Outlining, Beethoven's Sonata #1, Op. 2-1......Page 88 Damper (Sustain) Pedal, Physics of the piano sound......Page 89 Soft Pedal: Hammer Voicing......Page 91 Playing Cold, Warming Up, Conditioning......Page 94 Musicality, Touch, Tone, Color......Page 95 Problems with Hanon Exercises......Page 98 Fake Books, Jazz, Improvisation......Page 101 Sight Reading, Sight Singing, Composing......Page 102 Stretching and Other Exercises......Page 104 Performance Preparation, Videotaping......Page 107 Origin and Control of Nervousness......Page 113 During, After the Performance......Page 117 Summary of Method......Page 120 Practice Routines: Bach Inventions, Sinfonia......Page 121 Bach Used Parallel Sets to Compose His Inventions......Page 126 Mozart's Rondo in Sonata No. 11, A major, K331(300i)......Page 128 Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu, Op. 66, Polyrhythms......Page 131 Beethoven's Moonlight: First, Third, Movements......Page 135 Beethoven's Pathetique, Op. 13, First Movement......Page 141 Beethoven's Appassionata, Op. 57, First Movement......Page 145 Project Management......Page 149 Injury, Health......Page 150 Hearing Loss......Page 153 Teaching......Page 156 The Myth of Franz Listz's Teaching Methods......Page 166 Why the Greatest Pianists Could Not Teach......Page 167 Creating Geniuses......Page 168 Scientific Approach to Piano Practice......Page 171 Mozart's Formula, Beethoven and Group Theory......Page 174 Theory, Solfege......Page 181 Disadvantages of Learning Piano......Page 184 Grand, Electronic, Upright Pianos......Page 185 Purchasing & Piano Care......Page 192 Using the Subconscious Brain......Page 196 New Discoveries of this Book......Page 197 Topics for Future Research......Page 199 Introduction to Tuning......Page 202 Chromatic Scale......Page 203 Circle of Fifths, Temperaments......Page 208 Polishing Capstans, Hammer Voicing......Page 211 Tuning Tools and Skills......Page 214 Grand Piano Action Diagram......Page 226 Kirnberger II, Equal Temperaments......Page 227 Howell, W. D.......Page 231 Book Reviews: General Comments......Page 234 Patel, Aniruddh D.......Page 232 Zach's Piano Supplies......Page 233 Askenfelt, Anders, Ed.......Page 235 Bree, Malwine......Page 236 Cook, Charles......Page 237 Cortot, Alfred......Page 238 Eigeldinger, Jean-Jacques......Page 239 Fraser, Alan......Page 240 Hinson, Maurice......Page 241 Levitin, Daniel J.......Page 242 Macmillan, Jenny......Page 244 Mathieu, W. A.......Page 245 Neuhaus, Heinrich......Page 246 Richman, Howard......Page 247 Sacks, Oliver......Page 248 Sherman, Russell......Page 249 Stannard, Neil......Page 250 Taylor, Harold......Page 251 Walker, Alan......Page 253 Weinreich, G.......Page 255 Whiteside, Abby......Page 257 Beyer #47, 48, 49, 58, 59......Page 259 About the Author......Page 263 Back Cover......Page 266