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THE PEDAGOGICAL VALUE OF BELA BARTOK'S MIKROKOSMOS VOL. I-VI (PART I)
Béla Bartók, a towering figure in 20th-century music, left an enduring legacy through his groundbreaking compositions and pedagogical...
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Walter
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THE PEDAGOGICAL VALUE OF BELA BARTOK'S MIKROKOSMOS VOL.I-VI (PART II)
A Mikrokosmic Foundation: Building Pianistic Proficiency As a piano teacher, I have found Béla Bartók's Mikrokosmos to be an...
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Walter
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THE SILENT DIALOGUE: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN COMPOSER AND PERFORMER
As I sit at the piano, ready to play, I feel the weight of a great responsibility. Each note and chord carries the composer's essence,...
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Walter
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FROM MY NOTEBOOK(1):WORK AND PLAY
It is necessary to allow the work to penetrate you before beginning without impatience. Otherwise, you may discover inadvertences forty...
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Walter
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CONNECTING MUSIC AND SPIRITUALITY
The image of a pianist poised before a piano, hands ready to touch the keys, evokes a profound sense of anticipation and preparation....
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Walter
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MUSIC AND ANTROPOSOPHY: EXPLORING SPIRITUAL HARMONY
Music has forever held a spiritual and philosophical kinship, a bond uniquely illuminated through the Anthroposophical perspective. This...
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Walter
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ALEXIS WEISSENBERG: "CONTRADICTION IS THE PROOF OF TRUTH." HMM...REALLY?
Ah, the timeless allure of paradoxical rhetoric. Though it may sound poetic and profound, the assertion that "contradiction is the proof...
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Walter
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RAVEL'S "MIROIRS" AND IT'S SPIRITUAL MEANING
Maurice Ravel, a French composer known for his impressionistic and neoclassical music, created the piano suite 'Miroirs' as a testament...
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Walter
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PROBLEMS WITH FINGER, HAND AND ARM CONTROL IN PIANO PLAYING
Our understanding of the complex muscle control of rapid hand and finger movements is still in infancy. The forearm and hand region...
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Walter
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THE FACULTIES OF PIANO PRACTICE
When discussing the process of piano practising, it is essential to recognize the various faculties involved in developing proficiency....
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Walter
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COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN PIANO PERFORMANCE
Cognitive psychology in the context of piano performance is a fascinating and intricate area of research.
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Walter
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HANDS AND FINGERS
Due to the upright nature of humans and the liberation of their hands from the ground,
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