Note by Note: A Celebration of the Piano Lesson - Couverture rigide

Tunstall, Tricia

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1416540504 ISBN 13 : 9781416540502

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2008

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this luminous book, Tricia Tunstall explores the enduring fascination of the piano lesson. Even as everything else about the world of music changes, the piano lesson retains its appeal. Drawing on her own lifelong experience as a student and teacher, Tunstall writes about the mysteries and delights of piano teaching and learning. What is it that happens in a piano lesson to make it such a durable ritual? In a world where music is heard more often on the telephone and in the elevator than in the concert hall, why does the piano lesson still have meaning in the lives of children? What does it matter whether one more child learns to play Bach's Minuet in G?

Note by Note is in part a memoir in which Tunstall recalls her own childhood piano teachers and their influence. As she observes, the piano lesson is unlike the experience of being coached on an athletic team or taught in a classroom, in that it is a one-on-one, personal communication. Physically proximate, mutually concentrating on the transfer of a skill that is often arduous, complicated and frustrating, teacher and student occasionally experience breakthroughs-moments of joy when the student has learned something, mastered a musical passage or expressed a feeling through music. The relationship is not only one-way: teaching the piano is a lifelong endeavor of particular intensity and power.

Anyone who has ever studied the piano-or wanted to-will cherish this gem of a book.

Revue de presse

"An elegant, unforgettable homage to the piano lesson and the often mysterious relationship of teacher and student." -- Booklist (starred review)

"This surprisingly moving meditation on learning comes from a veteran piano teacher, who explains the process in such stylish prose that even musically inept readers will be charmed.... A stirring account of teaching's rewards." -- Jonathan Durbin, People

"A joy to read.... This too short memoir offers a rare glimpse into a fascinating world.... A gem that deserves a wide audience." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1416540504
• ISBN 13: 9781416540502
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 214
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible