This is a book to appeal to a wide range of readers - pianists of
every level from beginner to professional, piano teachers,
musicians of all kinds, and the broader community of music-lovers.
In Speaking the Piano, renowned pianist Susan Tomes turns her
attention to teaching and learning. Teaching music encompasses
everything from putting a drum in a child's hands to helping an
accomplished musician unlock the meaning and spirit of the
classics. At every stage, some fundamental issues keep surfacing.
In this wide-ranging book, Susan Tomes reflects on how her own
experience as a learner, in different genres from classical to
jazz, hasinfluenced her approach to teaching. She tells us how her
performing career has given her insight into what young performers
need to know, and how discussions with students have fed into her
own practice. She describes the brilliant and intriguing teachers
whose masterclasses opened her ears to the many ways in which music
can be brought alive and communicated. This is a book to appeal to
a wide range of readers - pianists of every level from beginnerto
professional, piano teachers, musicians of all kinds, and the
broader community of music-lovers. In a passionate contribution to
the ongoing debate about the place of music in education, Susan
Tomes argues that this most inspiring of arts can play a unique
role in personal development. This is a lovely, wise, elegantly
written book, filled with tips and anecdotes which could be helpful
and encouraging for any pianist, whether a beginner or
aprofessional. Above all it is a book in which one senses
constantly the deep love the author has for music itself, for its
ability to inspire, touch and, indeed, change lives. STEPHEN HOUGH
SUSAN TOMES is a multi-award-winning pianist whose career
encompasses solo, duo and chamber music playing; she has been at
the heart of the internationally admired ensembles Domus, the
Gaudier Ensemble and the Florestan Trio. Her lecture-recitals have
enabled many listeners to engage with the classics on a new level.
She is the author of four acclaimed books about performance: Beyond
the Notes (Boydell Press 2004), A Musician's Alphabet (Faber,
2006), Out of Silence (Boydell Press, 2010), and Sleeping in
Temples (Boydell Press, 2014).
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