Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists

Name: Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists
Brand: ACADEMIC
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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.

Product details

Edition:

illustrated

Number of Pages:

302

Release Date:

2017-11-24

Publication Date:

2012-06-07

Publisher:

ACADEMIC

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0190616849

ISBN13:

9780190616847

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

767 g

Height:

183 cm

Width:

260 cm

Thickness:

21 cm

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