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The Art of Piano Fingering: Traditional, Advanced, and Innovative
A4 trim size - 8.27" x 11.69" (21.006 x 29.693 cm). "The Art of Piano Fingering - Traditional, Advanced, and Innovative" is a new book by virtuoso concert pianist Rami Bar-Niv. The 212-page book was first published in February 2012 and it is the first of its kind and scope in the history of piano playing. The book is intended for anyone who plays the piano, from children to college students, from adult amateur to professional piano teachers and performing pianists. The book teaches how to create your own efficient and injury-free piano fingering, starting with traditional, continuing with advanced, and concluding with innovative fingering. The book offers useful exercises and in addition to fingering issues it also deals with related piano playing techniques, phrasing, and interpretation. The text is illustrated with countless score samples, pictures, and diagrams. Endorsements/ ***"The Art of Piano Fingering by Rami Bar-Niv, fills a tremendous void in the realm of the pianistic world. Published in 2012, it is the first book of its kind in the 303 year history of the piano. Order a copy; you will be immensely grateful you did." Dr. Walden Hughes, Professor of Piano, Northwest Nazarene University. ***"Bar-Niv’s book is superbly indexed and valuable as a reference source... he also analyzes difficulties, formulates solutions, and even suggests exercises to help us master difficult solutions... Bar-Niv suggests ingenious fingering solutions... Anyone who plays the piano with serious intentions can benefit from reading and studying this book." Lyn Bronson, CA Music Teacher, Summer 2012. ***"This book is truly the first of its kind, and it is perhaps three hundred years overdue. The depth of coverage will surprise even the most accomplished pianists." Jeremy Todd, adult piano student. ***"Rami's new book on fingering is a "must have"! I highly recommend it to everyone." Kevin Coan, Moderator of the E-group "Piano-Teachers". ***"I highly second that recommendation. Linda Kennedy, piano teacher." ***"Bar-Niv gives many wonderful fingering tips for students, teachers, and perofrmers. Becky Hughes, MTNA's "American Music Teacher". ***"You must not miss this outstanding book on piano fingering. Rami Bar-Niv's comprehensive coverage of the subject belongs in every piano teacher's library. Reward yourself with this gem. We have waited 300 years for this book on piano fingering so read this review and then order it promptly. You will not only be richly rewarded with a resource you will refer to frequently but also take great pleasure in reading its clear, intriguing text. Highly recommended. Though this is the first known book devoted to this essential aspect of achieving beautiful, artistic, comfortable study and performance, it sets a high standard with its clear, comprehensive coverage of the subject. Do not hesitate to purchase this book for you will use it often to find a storehouse of solutions to keyboard puzzles. The Art of Fingering is an adventure into the resources of the human hand as well as how to teach these explorations inventively and thoroughly from the elementary to the advanced levels. The piano has been with us for three centuries now, making this first book that is devoted to fingering a most valuable and much needed resource." Mary Gae George, NCTM, Co-author of Artistry at the Piano.
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212 pages, Paperback
First published November 16, 2013
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November 18, 2019
This is a most-valuable, all-inclusive book which covers all the issues related to the intricacies of fingering in playing the piano. Over the 300 years of piano history, some pianists/authors tended to only address the "standard" fingering of scales, arpeggios, chords, etc. I haven't seen any prior book that teaches pianists the underlying fundamentals, principles, possibilities, considerations (including hands’-health), and choices available to them for the fingering of any piano music.
Having read, and studied this book, I now have a set of guidelines for "do it yourself"-fingering. It has already saved me tons of time by guiding me into solving various fingering dilemmas.
This book is by no means a one-time read. It's a source I fall back to almost daily. I thus consider it indispensable as a "Reference Book" that, I wish, be taught and adhered to by piano teachers, students, and anyone aspiring to seriously play the piano!
Having read, and studied this book, I now have a set of guidelines for "do it yourself"-fingering. It has already saved me tons of time by guiding me into solving various fingering dilemmas.
This book is by no means a one-time read. It's a source I fall back to almost daily. I thus consider it indispensable as a "Reference Book" that, I wish, be taught and adhered to by piano teachers, students, and anyone aspiring to seriously play the piano!
December 12, 2019
To me, this is the best book ever written on the subject of Piano Fingering. It covers the "Standard" fingering of scales, arpeggios, chords, etc --- though only as a basis for a much-more advanced concepts and techniques. One special issue the book covers which isn't addressed anywhere else is Hands’-health. Not only that it's covered directly but it's also implicit indirectly via the proposed fingering of tens of specific examples.
The book follows the principle of "Teach a person to fish rather than give him a fish" in that it teaches how to come up with YOUR best Fingering rather than memorizing others' fingerings. It is a great guide for solving all kinds of fingering problems.
Once I had studied the book (over more than 2 years) it's been serving me for Reference in the same way I use a dictionary. This book would/should, and currently IS (to my knowledge) being taught by Tens (maybe Hundreds) of piano teachers, and I can only encourage more teachers and students to base their Piano studies on it.
The book follows the principle of "Teach a person to fish rather than give him a fish" in that it teaches how to come up with YOUR best Fingering rather than memorizing others' fingerings. It is a great guide for solving all kinds of fingering problems.
Once I had studied the book (over more than 2 years) it's been serving me for Reference in the same way I use a dictionary. This book would/should, and currently IS (to my knowledge) being taught by Tens (maybe Hundreds) of piano teachers, and I can only encourage more teachers and students to base their Piano studies on it.
November 18, 2019
This is a most-valuable, all-inclusive book which covers all the issues related to the intricacies of fingering in playing the piano. Over the 300 years of piano history, some pianists/authors tended to only address the "standard" fingering of scales, arpeggios, chords, etc. I haven't seen any prior book that teaches pianists the underlying fundamentals, principles, possibilities, considerations (including hands’-health), and choices available to them for the fingering of any type of piano music.
Having read, and studied this book, I now have a set of guidelines for "do it yourself"-fingering. It has already saved me tons of time by guiding me into solving various fingering problems.
This book is by no means a one-time read. It's a source I fall back to almost daily. Therefore, I consider it indispensable as a "Reference Book" that, I recommend, be taught and adhered to by piano teachers, students, and anyone aspiring to become a pianist!
Having read, and studied this book, I now have a set of guidelines for "do it yourself"-fingering. It has already saved me tons of time by guiding me into solving various fingering problems.
This book is by no means a one-time read. It's a source I fall back to almost daily. Therefore, I consider it indispensable as a "Reference Book" that, I recommend, be taught and adhered to by piano teachers, students, and anyone aspiring to become a pianist!
November 18, 2019
This is a most-valuable, all-inclusive book which covers all the issues related to the intricacies of fingering in playing the piano. Over the 300 years of piano history, some pianists/authors tended to only address the "standard" fingering of scales, arpeggios, chords, etc. I haven't seen any prior book that teaches pianists the underlying fundamentals, principles, possibilities, considerations (including hands’-health), and choices available to them for the fingering of any type of piano music.
Having read, and studied this book, I now have a set of guidelines for "do it yourself"-fingering. It has already saved me tons of time by guiding me into solving various fingering problems.
This book is by no means a one-time read. It's a source I fall back to almost daily. Therefore, I consider it indispensable as a "Reference Book" that, I recommend, be taught and adhered to by piano teachers, students, and anyone aspiring to become a pianist!
Having read, and studied this book, I now have a set of guidelines for "do it yourself"-fingering. It has already saved me tons of time by guiding me into solving various fingering problems.
This book is by no means a one-time read. It's a source I fall back to almost daily. Therefore, I consider it indispensable as a "Reference Book" that, I recommend, be taught and adhered to by piano teachers, students, and anyone aspiring to become a pianist!
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