The Piano Teacher

Author: Elfriede Jelinek
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802144614
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
38-year-old Erika Kohut, a piano teacher at the Vienna Conservatory, still lives with her domineering mother. Erika has a weakness for buying clothing that she will never actually wear, secretly visits Turkish peep shows and watches sadomasochistic films. When a handsome, self-absorbed 17-year-old student attempts to seduce Erika, she resists, but the relationship between teacher and pupil spirals rapidly out of control, and Erika becomes consumed by the ecstasy of self-destruction.

The Piano Teacher

Author: Janice Y. K. Lee
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007286384
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
ng, this is a truly transporting - and indeed irresistible - work of fiction.' Chang-rae Lee, author of 'Aloft'.

On Michael Haneke

Author: Brian Price
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814334058
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
Michael Haneke, whose films include 'The Piano Teacher' and 'The White Ribbon', has emerged over the past 15 years as a major figure in world cinema. This collection of essays offers a criticial inquiry & close formal analysis of his work, noted for its philosophical, historical & stylistic complexity.

The Piano Teacher

Author: Eugene Stickland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781320809337
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
A reclusive and eccentric concert pianist is asked to teach piano lessons to a 7 year old girl. This and an upcoming concert he agrees to play draw him back into the real world.

Professional Piano Teaching, Volume 2

Author: Jeanine M. Jacobson
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 1470627787
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 455

Book Description
This second volume of Professional Piano Teaching is designed to serve as a basic text for a second-semester or upper-division piano pedagogy course. It provides an overview of learning principles and a thorough approach to essential aspects of teaching intermediate to advanced students. Special features include discussions on how to teach, not just what to teach; numerous musical examples; chapter summaries; and suggested projects for new and experienced teachers. Topics: * teaching students beyond the elementary levels * an overview of learning processes and learning theories * teaching transfer students * preparing students for college piano major auditions * teaching rhythm, reading, technique, and musicality * researching, evaluating, selecting, and presenting intermediate and advanced repertoire * developing stylistic interpretation of repertoire from each musical period * developing expressive and artistic interpretation and performance * motivating students and providing instruction in effective practice * teaching memorization and performance skills

The Piano Teacher

Author: Julia Cho
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822222859
Category : Piano teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
THE STORY: Mrs. K is an elderly widow who lives by herself in a small suburban town. She whiles away her time reminiscing about her late husband and the children she taught long ago as a piano instructor. One day, she finds herself compelled to cal

Play Piano in a Flash

Author: Scott Houston
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9781401307660
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
As seen on public television stations nationwide, a revolutionary new approach to playing non-classical music on the piano. Have you ever wished you could play the piano Well, now you can! Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston teaches you to play the way the pros play, in a style enormously simpler than traditional classical piano and with an absolute minimum of note-reading. By focusing on playing the melody with the right hand (one note at a time) and simple chords with the left hand, Houston gives you the tools you need for a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Best of all, your tour guide to this adventure forces you to have fun along the way!

Etudes for Piano Teachers

Author: Stewart Gordon
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190282479
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 155

Book Description
Just as musical etudes focus on the development of skills and address the technical problems encountered in keyboard literature, the "etudes" in Stewart Gordon's new book also focus on ideas which prepare piano teachers for meeting the problems encountered in piano performing and teaching. This major new collection on the piano teacher's art opens with an assessment of the role of the piano teacher, and goes on to explore various types of students and the challenge each presents: the moderately talented, but ambitious, student; the late beginner; the unusually gifted. Drawing on thirty years of teaching and performing, Gordon then bring fresh ideas to bear on the often-discussed areas of inner-hearing, pulse regulation, improvisation, sight-reading, and collaborative music making. There are sections on performance procedures, memorizing, pedalling, and historical performance practices; a carefully-balanced consideration of the role of the piano student and teacher; and realistic looks at the problems facing the profession today, the dynamics of a performing career, and the stages through which musicians' careers often pass. Designed to open up new avenues of inquiry, to provoke discussion and creative thinking, and to challenge and motivate students, these essays will be vital reading for all serious piano students and teachers.

The Independent Piano Teacher's Studio Handbook

Author: Beth Gigante Klingenstein
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 0634080830
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 468

Book Description
(Educational Piano Library). This handy and thorough guide is designed to help the independent piano teacher in all aspects of running his/her own studio. Whether it be business practices such as payment plans, taxes, and marketing, or teaching tips involving technique, composition, or sight reading, this all-inclusive manual has it all! Topics include: Developing and Maintaining a Professional Studio, Finances, Establishing Lessons, Studio Recitals, Tuition and Payment Plans, Composition and Improvisation, Marketing, Communications with Parents, Make-up Policies, Zoning and Business Licenses, Teaching Materials and Learning Styles, The Art of Practice, Arts Funding, and many more!

The Piano Tuner

Author: Daniel Mason
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1400077710
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
A New York Times Notable Book A San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year “A gripping and resonant novel. . . . It immerses the reader in a distant world with startling immediacy and ardor. . . . Riveting.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times In 1886 a shy, middle-aged piano tuner named Edgar Drake receives an unusual commission from the British War Office: to travel to the remote jungles of northeast Burma and there repair a rare piano belonging to an eccentric army surgeon who has proven mysteriously indispensable to the imperial design. From this irresistible beginning, The Piano Tuner launches readers into a world of seductive, vibrantly rendered characters, and enmeshes them in an unbreakable spell of storytelling.