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.
| ISBN: | 9780190616847 |
| Publication date: | 11th January 2018 |
| Author: | Lora (Professor of Piano and Keyboard Literature, Professor of Piano and Keyboard Literature, Texas Tech University) Deahl, Wri |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 302 pages |
| Genres: |
Techniques of music / music tutorials / teaching of music Curriculum planning and development Keyboard instruments Keyboard instruments Techniques of music / music tutorials / teaching of music Educational: Music |