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book review Fundamentals of Piano Practice
by Chuan C. Chang
To my wife
Merry and our daughters
Eileen and Sue-Lynn
The material of Chapter One originated from my notes on how the late Mlle. Yvonne Combe taught our daughters. Mlle. Combe was Debussy 's disciple and helped transcribe his new compositions as he played them out on the piano. She performed that incredible Second Piano Concerto by Saint Saens with the composer conducting. Every audience that attended recitals by her students, especially when they played Debussy and Saint Saens, was mesmerized. This book had to be written: without it, her passing would have deprived this world of a priceless art.
Chapter One: PIANO TECHNIQUE Chapter Two: TUNING YOUR PIANO
References
March 6, 2009 Copyright © 2009, copy permitted if author’s name, Chuan C. Chang, and this copyright statement are included. ISBN: 1-4196-7859-0 ISBN-13: 978-419678592 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007907498 Order this book at www.booksurge.com or Amazon.com This entire book can be downloaded free at: http://www.pianopractice.org/ 1
Table of Contents
Testimonials .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Abbreviations and Frequently Used Phrases................................................................................................. 14 Preface........................................................................................................................................................... 16 CHAPTER ONE: PIANO TECHNIQUE ......................................................................................................... 24 I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 24 1. Objective
by Chuan C. Chang
To my wife
Merry and our daughters
Eileen and Sue-Lynn
The material of Chapter One originated from my notes on how the late Mlle. Yvonne Combe taught our daughters. Mlle. Combe was Debussy 's disciple and helped transcribe his new compositions as he played them out on the piano. She performed that incredible Second Piano Concerto by Saint Saens with the composer conducting. Every audience that attended recitals by her students, especially when they played Debussy and Saint Saens, was mesmerized. This book had to be written: without it, her passing would have deprived this world of a priceless art.
Chapter One: PIANO TECHNIQUE Chapter Two: TUNING YOUR PIANO
References
March 6, 2009 Copyright © 2009, copy permitted if author’s name, Chuan C. Chang, and this copyright statement are included. ISBN: 1-4196-7859-0 ISBN-13: 978-419678592 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007907498 Order this book at www.booksurge.com or Amazon.com This entire book can be downloaded free at: http://www.pianopractice.org/ 1
Table of Contents
Testimonials .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Abbreviations and Frequently Used Phrases................................................................................................. 14 Preface........................................................................................................................................................... 16 CHAPTER ONE: PIANO TECHNIQUE ......................................................................................................... 24 I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 24 1. Objective
References: 257 ABOUT THE AUTHOR: I was born in Taiwan in 1938, grew up in Japan (1945-1958), started piano lessons in 1949, and moved to the U.S