This study investigates the various types of practice concert pianists utilize in
preparation for performance. There are surprisingly few published documents which
examine the highest levels of piano practice, and this study examines these scarce
ideas in comparison with the newly collected material given by eight selected
concert pianists regarding their practice methods, techniques and regimes.
Keyboard practice techniques from the middle of the 19th century until the present
are examined and presented here. Some of the techniques are physical
applications of how to practice the instrument, and others are mental preparations
which suggest philosophical guidance toward physical practice or enhance
performance capabilities.
Advice from many famous (older) concert pianists regarding their practice is
compared with the newer advice of the eight pianists selected for this study. The
amalgamation of all the compiled suggestions should enlighten any pianist’s
approach toward practice, and could also be a helpful compendium to any
professors of piano who wish to offer a wider variety of practice methods to their
students. / Thesis (DMus)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / hb2013 / Music / unrestricted
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:up/oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/32394 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Wallick, Bryan |
| Contributors | Hinch, John de Courteille, bryanwallick@yahoo.com |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | © 2013 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. |
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