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Playing the Piano for Pleasure by Charles Cooke

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Playing the Piano for Pleasure

The Classic Guide to Improving Skills Through Practice and Discipline

Charles Cooke

Skyhorse · Print & ebook · July 1, 2011

Reading lane: Piano & Keyboards

Skyhorse Publishing is proud to revive Playing Piano for Pleasure .

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Practice, Reconsidered

A cheerful guide to piano improvement, built around concrete routines and patient repetition.

Come here for

  • Concrete routines for improving piano performance
  • Encouragement to repeat a section until it is perfect

Expect

  • A steady, cheerful voice on daily practice
  • Cooke’s reflections alongside interviews with pianists, artists, and writers

Book Details

Authors
Charles Cooke
Publisher
Skyhorse
Published
July 1, 2011
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Piano & Keyboards · Opera & Classical Scores
Reading lane
Piano & Keyboards

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Music Appreciation

  • Piano & Keyboards

  • Music Theory

  • MUSIC / Philosophy & Social Aspects

About This Book

Skyhorse Publishing is proud to revive Playing Piano for Pleasure . With the wonderful writing one would expect from a longtime New Yorker reporter, Piano aficionado Charles Cooke, offers concrete routines for improving your piano performance. A pleasant and constant cheerleader, Cooke asks readers to practice every day, suggesting that they work through just that section time and again until it is perfect. In addition to his own thoughts, Cooke includes material from his in...

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Skyhorse Publishing is proud to revive Playing Piano for Pleasure . With the wonderful writing one would expect from a longtime New Yorker reporter, Piano aficionado Charles Cooke, offers concrete routines for improving your piano performance. A pleasant and constant cheerleader, Cooke asks readers to practice every day, suggesting that they work through just that section time and again until it is perfect. In addition to his own thoughts, Cooke includes material from his interviews with master pianists, artists, and writers. The result is a book that should be cherished for years to come.

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