Practicing on a not so good piano: was RE: tax deductions?

[David Ilvedson]

Certainly a variety of pianos/actions is a good thing but that's far from a poor quality piano....

David Ilvedson




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From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 10:21:53 +0100
Subject: Re: Practicing on a not so good piano:  was RE: tax deductions?

>David Love wrote:

>> I would say that the idea that practicing on a not so great piano 
>> makes you a better pianist is at least counterintuitive, at most, pure 
>> BS. Much of learning and refining piano skills has to do with 
>> developing your sense of hearing and connecting what your hands do to 
>> what your ears hear. It is not, afterall, the same as learning to 
>> type. The poorer the piano, the more you learn to not listen, to 
>> ignore what you hear and therefore surrender control over what you are 
>> trying to accomplish musically. Wondering whether the mechanical 
>> problems you are encountering in executing a difficult passage belong 
>> to your fingers or the action can only serve to confuse the issue more 
>> and force you into some bad habits with respect to relaxation that 
>> will not serve your technique or tone production at all. And as far as 
>> advocating poorer pianos for our adult piano students to improve their 
>> technique…well that would be counterproductive.
>>
>I certainly dont think its wise to advocate playing on <<poor pianos>>. 
>But beyond that (whatever that as yet not precisely defined term is) I 
>would have to dissagree entirely with the above. Playing on pianos with 
>varying degrees and types of response is a reality all pianists must 
>face. Indeed, given the widely varying types of action configurations 
>espoused by respected technicians around the world it would seem to me a 
>very wise thing indeed to be very well familiarized with how to approach 
>that diversity.

>> Remember, critical thinking is a privilege, not a right. You have to 
>> earn it.
>>
>I'd rather say its a skill one simply needs to devope.

>> David Love
>> davidlovepianos@comcast.net
>>

>RicB

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