Clavichord for Beginners

Name: Clavichord for Beginners
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ISBN: 9780253011589

ISBN-10: 0253011582

ISBN-13: 9780253011589

Edition: 2014

Authors: Joan Benson

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Written by Joan Benson, one of the champions of clavichord performance in the 20th century, Clavichord for Beginners is an exceptional method book for both practitioners and enthusiasts. In addition to detailing the historical origins of the instrument and the evolution of keyboard technique, the book describes the proper method for practicing fingering and articulation and emphasizes the importance of touch and sensitivity at the keyboard. A CD featuring Benson in performance and a DVD of interviews and lessons accompany the book, illustrating important exercises for the beginner. They also include discussions that range from 16th-century keyboard masters to the frontiers of electronic…

Book details

Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 4/25/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Introduction



Clavichord for all Keyboardists


What is a Clavichord?


Clavichord for Keyboard Beginners


For Harpsichordists


For Players of Early Piano


For Modern Pianists


For Organists


For Singing Clavichordists


A Personal Note for Aspiring Clavichordists



Preparing to Play


Ways of Relaxing


Touch Awareness


Finger Awareness, Seated


Finger Interaction, Seated


Exercise For Finger Independence


Exercise For Flexible Wrists


Getting to Know Your Clavichord


Position at the Keyboard


Control of Tone and Pitch



Clavichord Lessons Series I



Lowering a Key Soundlessly



Making a Sound



Playing Two Notes in a Row



Including a Raised Key



Bach's Cantabile Touch



Producing a Cantabile (Singing) Sound



Cantabile with Fingers 4 and 5



Cantabile With the Thumb



Cantabile on two Successive Notes



Playing Five Notes in a Row



Timing



Five Finger Exercise



Clavichord Lessons, Series II



Degrees of Softness



Degrees of Loudness



Crescendo and Diminuendo on Five Notes



Contrast in Dynamics, Two Hands



Articulation on Single Notes



Articulation on Two Notes



Leaping with one Finger



Playing Intervals



For a Flexible Thumb



The Makings of a Scale



Preparing for Pieces



Eleven Easy Pieces



Exploring the Past: 15th Through 17th Centuries



Exploring the Past: Eighteenth-Century Germany



Exploring the Present and Future


Selected Bibliography


Extended bibliography


Index


About the Author