A Must Read | Music At Your Fingertips: Advice For The Artist And Amateur On Playing The Piano (Da Capo...

Fantastic! | Music At Your Fingertips: Advice For The Artist And Amateur On Playing The Piano (Da Capo Paperback) | Ruth Slenczynska

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	• Music At Your Fingertips: Advice For The Artist And Amateur On Playing The Piano (Da Capo Paperback) Ruth Slenczynska Da Capo Press, 1976 - 162 pages average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
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Music At Your Fingertips

As a youth, I idolized this wonderful pianist, whose father was relentless in his daughter's pursuit at keyboard perfection. In her youth she took advice from Sergei Rachmaninoff who described her as one of America's most gifted young pianists. The book actually gives some of his insights as to technique and musicality in piano playing. I would rate this as one of the finest such books out there- particularly for pianists of all ages and abilities!!!

A Must Read

I was recommended this book when I was studying Piano Pedagogy in the 80's. I read it, but did not own a book. However, many of its recommendations became second nature to me, such was its value. I am now recommending, perhaps better said: requiring, my piano students, to purchase a copy and read it. It is a "must-read" kind of book.

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Fantastic!

It is a wonderful and helpful book for musicians, especially for pianists. She gave us many precious and practical experiences and knowledge of being an artist. I think it is one of the best tool book for musicians.

Intended for the aspiring artist as well as the enthusiastic amateur, this invaluable guide to piano practice and performance covers every major aspect of pianistic technique. Drawing from more than forty years experience as a teacher and highly acclaimed performer?as well as from her studies with Rachmaninoff, Schnabel, and Cortot?Slenczynska clearly demonstrates such basics as the proper use of hand positions, fingering, pedaling, ornamentation, various fingering touches, and counting. She also gives detailed instructions on the art of program building, carefully analyzing the concert programs of Horowitz, Rubinstein, and Serkin and pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of their program construction. She includes repertoire lists for performance at various levels of ability, a complete chart of ornament interpretation, and authoritative advice on posture, sight-reading, rhythm, note-learning, and memorization. Her book is essential reading for all who enjoy in the piano-beginners, serious students, teachers, and listeners.

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