Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists (Paperback)

Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists brings together information from biomechanics, ergonomics, physics, anatomy, medicine, and piano pedagogy to focus on the subject of small-handedness. The first comprehensive study of its kind, the book opens with an overview of historical, anatomical, and pedagogical perspectives and redresses long-held biases concerning those who struggle at the piano because of issues with hand size. A discussion of work efficiency, the human anatomy, and the constraints of physics serves as the theoretical basis for a focused analysis of healthy movement and piano technique as they relate to small-handedness. Separate chapters deal with specific alternative approaches: redistribution, refingering, strategies to maximize reach and power, and musical solutions for technical problems. Richly illustrated with hundreds of examples from a wide range of piano repertoire, the book is an incomparable resource for piano teachers and students, written in language that is accessible to a broad audience. It balances scholastic rigor with practical experience in the field to demonstrate that the unique physical and musical needs of the small-handed can be addressed in sensitive and appropriate ways.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2017
Authors:	Lora Deahl (Professor of Piano and Keyboard Literature) • Brenda Wristen (Associate Professor and Director of Piano Pedagogy/Coordinator of Keyboard Skills)
Dimensions:	254 x 179 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-061685-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Keyboard instruments Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Techniques of music > General Books > Children's & Educational > The arts > Music > General Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Keyboard instruments Books > Music > Techniques of music > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun Promotions
LSN:	0-19-061685-7
Barcode:	9780190616854

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