We Piano Teachers and Our Demons: Socio-psychological Obstacles on the Road to Inspired and Secure Performance
- Author: Plavin, Zecharia
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$165.50Contents
- Part One:
- 1.1. An overview of my work.-
- 1.2. My work with students.-
- 1.3. Summary.- Part Two :
- 2.1. My location on the map of music education research.-
- 2. 2 Three-Head Approach.-
- 2.3. The Counseling literature: How to play better.-
- 2.4. Artistry as a flow of informed insights.- Part Three :
- 3.1. The ghosts in teacher's studio: Hierarchy and myth.-
- 3.2. The great pianists: The genesis of the myth.-
- 3.3. Consolidation of the musical world as a ranked hierarchy.-
- 3.4. The rise of the Western concert pianist as told in less mythic terms.-
- 3.5. The imperial judgement of music.-
- 3.6. Ambiguity regarding the talent of premier performers.- Part Four :
- 4.1. The power of myth and the fear of public humiliation among piano teachers.-
- 4.2. The workings of fear.-
- 4.3. Back to myth.-
- 4.4. Myth and hearsay in the piano classroom.-
- 4.5. The tiger mom.-
- 4.6. The anxiety of not knowing.-
- 4.7. Before crossing the boundary between anxiety and exploration.-
- 4.8. What actually happens in the piano classroom.- Part Five :
- 5.1. Looking inward: The painful loop of professional education.-
- 5.2. The little problem of the Schumann Undezime.-
- 5.3. The piano action and the "sweet spot".-
- 5.4. Back to Schumann's Undezime .-
- 5.5. The problem with Hindemith's nocturne.-
- Part 6 :
- 6.1. Competitions.- Part Seven :
- 7. 1 Back to the piano room.-
- 7.2. The security advantage created (or not created) in early childhood.-
- 7.3. The anxiety-ridden piano students.-
- 7.4. The teacher's role.-
- 7.5. Mid-travel thoughts.- Part Eight :
- 8.1. We piano teachers and the counselling literature designed to help us.- Part Nine :
- 9.1. Understanding the messages of music.-
- 9.2. How to understand music? An example from Beethoven.-
- 9.3. The Chopin Case.-
- 9.4. The case of Leon Kirchner.- Part Ten :
- 10.1. Finalizing the ideas.-
- 10.2. Before we part: The Masters Speak.-
- 10.3. FINALLY: Tete-a-tete talks.