Author: Inna Faliks
Publisher: Backbeat Books
ISBN: 9781493071746
Category : Pianists
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"A memoir offering powerful insights into the role of music in a world of conflict, change, and hope for a better tomorrow"--
Weight in the Fingertips
Author: Inna Faliks
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493071750
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Before she knew she was Ukrainian, Soviet, or Jewish, Inna Faliks knew she was a musician. Growing up in the city of Odessa, the piano became her best friend, and she explored the brilliant, intricate puzzles of Bach’s music and learned to compose under her mother’s watchful eye. At ten, Faliks and her parents moved to Chicago as part of the tide of Jewish refugees who fled the USSR for the West in the 1980s. During the months-long immigration process, she would silently practice on kitchen tables while imagining a full set of piano keys beneath her fingertips. In Weight in the Fingertips, Faliks gives a globe-trotting account of her upbringing as a child prodigy in a Soviet state, the perils of immigration, the struggle of assimilating as an American, years of training with teachers, and her slow and steady rise in the world of classical music. With a warm and playful style, she helps non-musicians understand the experience of becoming a world-renowned concert pianist. The places she grew up, the books she read, the poems she memorized as a child all connect to her sound at the piano, and the way she hears and shapes a musical phrase illuminate classical music and elite performance. She also explores how a person’s humanity makes their art honest and their voice unique, and how the life-long challenge of retaining that voice is fueled by a balance between being a great musician and being a human being. Throughout, Faliks provides powerful insights into the role of music in a world of conflict, change, and hope for a better tomorrow.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493071750
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Before she knew she was Ukrainian, Soviet, or Jewish, Inna Faliks knew she was a musician. Growing up in the city of Odessa, the piano became her best friend, and she explored the brilliant, intricate puzzles of Bach’s music and learned to compose under her mother’s watchful eye. At ten, Faliks and her parents moved to Chicago as part of the tide of Jewish refugees who fled the USSR for the West in the 1980s. During the months-long immigration process, she would silently practice on kitchen tables while imagining a full set of piano keys beneath her fingertips. In Weight in the Fingertips, Faliks gives a globe-trotting account of her upbringing as a child prodigy in a Soviet state, the perils of immigration, the struggle of assimilating as an American, years of training with teachers, and her slow and steady rise in the world of classical music. With a warm and playful style, she helps non-musicians understand the experience of becoming a world-renowned concert pianist. The places she grew up, the books she read, the poems she memorized as a child all connect to her sound at the piano, and the way she hears and shapes a musical phrase illuminate classical music and elite performance. She also explores how a person’s humanity makes their art honest and their voice unique, and how the life-long challenge of retaining that voice is fueled by a balance between being a great musician and being a human being. Throughout, Faliks provides powerful insights into the role of music in a world of conflict, change, and hope for a better tomorrow.
Geriatrics at Your Fingertips
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781886775213
Category : Geriatrics
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781886775213
Category : Geriatrics
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Fingers
Author: William Sleator
Publisher: Tor Teen
ISBN: 1466827297
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Eighteen-year-old Sam has always been jealous of his younger brother, Humphrey, the famous "wonder child" pianist. But now that Humphrey is fifteen, the one-time child prodigy isn't able to get any more bookings. Sam's mother refuses to accept that Humphrey's career is over and devises a scheme to recapture his fame: Sam will compose "new works" by a long dead gypsy composer, and they will tell the world that the composer is dictating the music to Humphrey from the grave. The scheme is a wild success—until some ghostly occurrences convince Sam that the spirit of the dead composer has actually taken over Humphrey's fingers. Have Sam and his family unleashed a force from beyond the grave? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Teen
ISBN: 1466827297
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Eighteen-year-old Sam has always been jealous of his younger brother, Humphrey, the famous "wonder child" pianist. But now that Humphrey is fifteen, the one-time child prodigy isn't able to get any more bookings. Sam's mother refuses to accept that Humphrey's career is over and devises a scheme to recapture his fame: Sam will compose "new works" by a long dead gypsy composer, and they will tell the world that the composer is dictating the music to Humphrey from the grave. The scheme is a wild success—until some ghostly occurrences convince Sam that the spirit of the dead composer has actually taken over Humphrey's fingers. Have Sam and his family unleashed a force from beyond the grave? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Geriatrics at Your Fingertips 2019
Author: David B. Reuben
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781886775626
Category : Geriatrics
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781886775626
Category : Geriatrics
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Mark Twain at Your Fingertips
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486473198
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
One of America's greatest storytellers, Samuel Clemens had something witty and wise to say on just about any topic. Gathered from his classic novels, diary entries, newspaper articles, and correspondence, this collection of wry quips and quotes reflects his keen observations on animals, critics, doctors, laughter, politics, youth, and more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486473198
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
One of America's greatest storytellers, Samuel Clemens had something witty and wise to say on just about any topic. Gathered from his classic novels, diary entries, newspaper articles, and correspondence, this collection of wry quips and quotes reflects his keen observations on animals, critics, doctors, laughter, politics, youth, and more.
Fingerology
Author: Hillary J. Kener
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440167036
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
What are the names of the fingers? The fingers should be named: thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger. But this answer is not always correct, complete, or adequate; at times, there is confusion and aberrations... Retrospectively, in 1969, in the second issue of the new British Journal of Hand Surgery, Dr. H. Graham Stack wrote a classic article, "Naming the Fingers," elaborating on these confusions, ambiguities, and misconceptions. With the permission of Sage Publications, we have reproduced the article- and it is just as relevant today as it was four decades ago. The lessons that were illustrated and preached have still been relatively ignored. Indeed, it may be more relevant as the problem of "Naming the Fingers" has not been resolved or eliminated- and there have been over 200 reports of wrong site surgery on the hand in 2007 in the US. - including 123 on the fingers. Fingerology has evolved into a reference book, a compendium of and about the fingers.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440167036
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
What are the names of the fingers? The fingers should be named: thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger. But this answer is not always correct, complete, or adequate; at times, there is confusion and aberrations... Retrospectively, in 1969, in the second issue of the new British Journal of Hand Surgery, Dr. H. Graham Stack wrote a classic article, "Naming the Fingers," elaborating on these confusions, ambiguities, and misconceptions. With the permission of Sage Publications, we have reproduced the article- and it is just as relevant today as it was four decades ago. The lessons that were illustrated and preached have still been relatively ignored. Indeed, it may be more relevant as the problem of "Naming the Fingers" has not been resolved or eliminated- and there have been over 200 reports of wrong site surgery on the hand in 2007 in the US. - including 123 on the fingers. Fingerology has evolved into a reference book, a compendium of and about the fingers.
The Piano Teacher's Survival Guide
Author: Anthony Williams
Publisher: Faber Music Ltd
ISBN: 0571590381
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
From preparing for the very first lesson to mastering fiendish fingering and performance anxiety, this inspirational guide helps teachers nurture and support students at every level and develop a love of the piano. With musical communication at its heart, The Piano Teacher's Survival Guide tackles universal issues and common frustrations faced by all pianists as well as improving and developing teaching skills and piano technique.
Publisher: Faber Music Ltd
ISBN: 0571590381
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
From preparing for the very first lesson to mastering fiendish fingering and performance anxiety, this inspirational guide helps teachers nurture and support students at every level and develop a love of the piano. With musical communication at its heart, The Piano Teacher's Survival Guide tackles universal issues and common frustrations faced by all pianists as well as improving and developing teaching skills and piano technique.
Health Books Health At Your Fingertips
Author: Dr. Dhiren Gala
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788124311820
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788124311820
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Splendor of Music
Author: Angela Diller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Piano
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The co-author of the Diller-Quaile music instruction series offers advice on piano teaching.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Piano
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The co-author of the Diller-Quaile music instruction series offers advice on piano teaching.
The Leschetizky Method
Author: Malwine Brée
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486295961
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Hard-to-find book documents methods of legendary piano teacher. Clear, easy-to-follow text, illustrated with many music examples, photos of hand positions, etc.Includes finger exercises, scales, octaves, chords, arpeggios, dynamics, the pedal, more. "
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486295961
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Hard-to-find book documents methods of legendary piano teacher. Clear, easy-to-follow text, illustrated with many music examples, photos of hand positions, etc.Includes finger exercises, scales, octaves, chords, arpeggios, dynamics, the pedal, more. "