Textbook Revolution: Fundamentals of Piano Practice, 2nd Edition

Fundamentals of Piano Practice, 2nd Edition

Chuan C. Chang

Filed under: [ french, german, italian, music, polish, spanish ]

http://members.aol.com/chang8828/contents.htm

Wynn suggests this voluminous book on all things piano. The author claims that the material in this book will make students learn up to 1000 times faster. It’s a tough claim to back up without scientific testing, but there are dozens of testimonials and volunteers have translated the book into German, French, Italian, Polish, and Spanish, so he must be on to something.

The author generously makes the book available for free “because you can’t put a value on a youngster embarking successfully on a music career.” He does, however, accept donations, and will also sell you a bound copy of the book if you ask.

From the site:

1. Learn piano up to 1000 times faster! *(see learning rate calculation in book.)
STUDENTS: if you are looking for a teacher, try to find one that uses a method similar to that described in this book; all successful teachers use some variation of this method.
TEACHERS: if you aren’t using this type of method, the info in this book may be very valuable to you.
2. Learn the methods used by geniuses such as Franz Liszt and most of the great pianists.
3. Discover why and how anybody can learn piano quickly.
4. How to prepare for recitals and to control nervousness.
5. Simple, step-by-step directions on how to tune the piano yourself—tuning does not require “good ears” or music training.
6. Mathematical as well as easy-to-understand definitions of the Chromatic Scale and Tempering.
7. General methodology for learning anything in the shortest possible time.
8. This book is just as important for teachers as for students who want to be able to play anything they want without limitation imposed by insufficient finger technique.