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Practicing Perfection - Memory and Piano Performance (Paperback)
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Practicing Perfection - Memory and Piano Performance (Paperback)
Series: Expertise: Research and Applications Series
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The memory feats of famous musicians seem almost superhuman. Can
such extraordinary accomplishments be explained by the same
principles that account for more ordinary, everyday memory
abilities? To find out, a concert pianist videotaped her practice
as she learned a new piece for performance, the third movement,
Presto, of the Italian Concerto by J.S. Bach. The story of how the
pianist went about learning, memorizing and polishing the piece is
told from the viewpoints of the pianist (the second author) and of
a cognitive psychologist (the first author) observing the practice.
The counterpoint between these insider and outsider perspectives is
framed by the observations of a social psychologist (the third
author) about how the two viewpoints were reconciled. The CD that
accompanies the book provides for yet another perspective, allowing
the reader to hear the polished performance. Written for both
psychologists and musicians, the book provides the first detailed
description of how an experienced pianist organizes her practice,
identifying stages of the learning process, characteristics of
expert practice, and practice strategies. The main focus, however,
is on memorization. An analysis of what prominent pianists of the
past century have said about memorization reveals considerable
disagreement and confusion. Using previous work on expert memory as
a starting point, the authors show how principles of memory
developed by cognitive psychologists apply to musical performance
and uncover the intimate connection between memorization and
interpretation.
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