Getting the most from this great hobby!
I have come to the conclusion that The Art of Piano Playing by Heinrich Neuhaus is essential reading for pianists. At the time of writing, most of the world is in lockdown so what better time to further our piano studies. It was first published in the UK in 1973 and has been reprinted many...
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Neuhaus, in his book ‘The Art of Piano Playing’ tells us we need to ‘let the water boil’. He suggests that the most effective way to master something or to fix a problem is to simply work at it without stopping until it is as we want. He makes a comparison to boiling water. Paraphrasing...
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