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The use of imagery, mental practice, and relaxation techniques for musical performance enhancement.
(2005)
This document presents information on how imagery, mental practice, and relaxation techniques may be used by musicians and music teachers to enhance performance. In the present study, imagery was defined as a mental process ...
Leon Russianoff :
(1983)
Perhaps the most difficult obstacle that Russianoff had to overcome on his way to success was his pervasive inferiority complex. Russianoff never believed that he had the innate talent required to be a first-rate performer. ...
A comparison of thematic and episodic analyses of the Bach Two-Part Inventions.
(1980)
Sources from which the data was drawn were limited to counterpoint texts and an analysis of all fifteen Inventions. Three counterpoint texts were found to qualify: Applied Counterpoint (1902) by Percy Goetschius, Counterpoint ...
Trends in piano pedagogy as reflected by the proceedings of the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy (1981-1995).
(1998)
The topics most frequently addressed at the Conference were Practice Teaching (20.5%), Pedagogy Curriculum Program (18.0%), Technology (16.6%), Learning Theories (15.2%), Literature (13.1%), and Performance (12.0%). Among ...
The piano concertos of Paul Hindemith.
(2007)
Despite Paul Hindemith's prolific output, little has been written about his piano concertos. Today, the two piano concertos, Kammermusik No.2, Op. 36 No. 1 (subtitled Klavierkonzert; also known as Concerto for Piano Obbligato ...
Mozart's Piano Concerto in D Minor, K. 466: The play with topics in the high, middle and low styles.
(2003)
This study presents the case that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto in D Minor, K. 466 may be interpreted as a drama. Mozart creates the drama through his use of what Leonard Ratner calls musical topics. The topics ...
Daniel :
(1969)
Editions of selected motets from Concerti sacri, opus 2 by Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
(1981)
The Concerti sacri, a set of ten motets, is the only volume of Alessandro Scarlatti's sacred music to be published during his lifetime. The purpose of this document was to prepare a modern performance edition of two of the ...
MODERN INNOVATIONS IN AMERICAN TRUMPET MOUTHPIECE DESIGN
(2014-05-09)
In the early part of the 20th century, technological advancements in machinery allowed the production of trumpet mouthpieces to become more consistent than ever before. Vincent Bach and his contemporaries improved upon ...