The Pianist's Talent: A New Approach to Piano Playing Based on the Principles of F. Matthias Alexander and Raymond Thiberge

Contents

• Foreword by John Ogden
• Preface
• 1. Towards a Definition of Talent
• 2. The Basis of Co-ordination
• 3. 'Expansion' versus 'Contraction
• 4. The Researches of Raymond Thiberge
• 5. 'Vous etes bien assis?'
• 6. Co-ordination with the Keyboard
• 7. The Teaching of Raymond Thiberge
• 8. Freedom and Flexibility
• 9. The Thumb
• 10. Technical Notes on some Chopin Studies
• 11. Studying, Repertoire and Performance
• Biographical Notes
• Bibliography