MUSIC AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Ruth Slenczynska who recorded her own training for the concert stage in Forbidden Childhood, who studied under many famous artists (Rubenstein, Schnabel, Petri, etc.) and who is now a piano teacher as well-discusses here certain practice techniques as well as a more general approach using ""your head, your heart, your hands"". Many of the more creative qualities of musicianship are touched on: understanding of the printed score as ""the only true authority""; projecting it- phrase by phrase; mood; interpretation; etc. Along with this, there are more specific pointers on practice methods- acquiring technique, a repertoire, a concert program. Certainly for the more serious student or prospective performer, it assumes a certain dedication to begin with.