Symposium for Pianists and Teachers

Bringing together the unique perspectives of top pianists and pedagogues, along with physicians specializing in the treatment and rehabilitation of performance-related injuries, this text is truly unparalleled. The collection covers such topics as developing an advanced technique, myofascial pain and its treatment, benefits of fitness, performance anxiety, a child's first lessons, mechanics of the piano, and musicality. The best of the twentieth-century thinking on the subject, including references to the works of Matthay, Schultz, Ortmann, Whiteside, and others, is also organized and presented in an accessible manner. These broad-based subjects are included in one of five sections - Mechanical, Technical, Musical, Healthful (Mind and Body) and Pedagogical - and include goals and exercises clearly articulated in a concise manner.