| Description |
1 online resource (153 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; The Positive Pianist; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by William Westney; Acknowledgments; About the Companion Website; 1 Loving What You Do, Doing What You Love; 2 Flow Experience; 3 Building Skills; 4 Combining Flow and Skills; 5 Learning a Simple Piece; 6 Learning a More Complex Piece; 7 Developing the Confidence to Perform; 8 Teaching to Flow; References; Index |
| Summary |
In The Positive Pianist: How Flow Can Bring Passion to Practice and Performance, author Thomas J. Parente applies the concept of flow to the practice of piano playing, demonstrating how student musicians can experience enjoyment and confidence from succeeding at something that challenges them to an engaging level. By using Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's theory of flow to musical performance, Parente shows that linking productivity and enjoyment in piano playing has a positive impact on students, motivating them to practice more in order to experience flow again; this creates optimal learning condit |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Piano -- Instruction and study.
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Piano -- Performance -- Psychological aspects
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Piano -- Instruction and study
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Piano -- Performance -- Psychological aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199316625 |
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0199316627 |
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0199316600 |
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9780199316601 |
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