Piano Mastery Talks - Reading Together - Schelling

"I hold the hand arched and very firm, and the firmness is in the fingers as well; the hand makes up and down movements with loose wrist; the result is a full, bright, crisp tone."
(pages 21-22, Kindle Edition)

"In regard to memorizing piano music, it may be said this can be accomplished in three ways: namely, with the eye, with the ear, and with the hand."
(page 22, Kindle Edition)

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Piano Mastery Talks - Reading Together - Paderewski

"Paderewski lays great stress on legato playing, and desires everything to be studied slowly, with deep touch and with full, clear tone."
(page 14, Kindle Edition)

"Paderewski advises studying scales and arpeggios with accents, for instance, accenting every third note, thus enabling each finger in turn to make the accent impulse: this will secure evenness of touch."
(page 14, Kindle Edition)

"He believes in employing a fingering which is most comfortable to the hand, as well as one which, in the long run, will render the passage most effective."
(page 17, Kindle Edition)

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Piano Mastery Talks - Reading Together

Welcome to the newest Reading Together series. I'll be posting a summary about our reading each week on Tuesdays. Come join us!

We'll be reading Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers by Harriette Brower. This book is available from Amazon.

We'll be reading one chapter per week.
I'll post about the first installment on Tuesday, January 20. That means you have one week to get a copy of the book and to read the first chapter.

The great thing about this program is that it allows us to read works together that can help us in our professional development as well as providing a level of accountability and the added interest of comparing notes as we read together.

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Music Sale January 2015!

I am doing some purging of my piano music and have decided to sell some of it off.
All the books listed below are either brand new or gently used.
Please check the list below for the most up-to-date list of what I have on hand.

Any questions or orders, please email me: pianolessonsmn at gmail dot com


Alfred's Basic Piano Library - Repertoire Book Level 2 - 2.00 USD

Alfred's Basic Piano Library - Musical Concepts Level 2 - 2.00 USD

Teaching Little Fingers to Play Recital Pieces - 2.00 USD



Shipping to the USA: 3.00 USD for first item, additional 0.50 USD for every additional item

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