Here is a brief list of some favourite studio reference books. Feel free to contact us and send more titles to add to the list!

COMPOSERS

Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas: A Short Companion - Charles Rosen, 2002. ISBN 0-300-09070-6

Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier: An Exploration of the 48 Preludes and Fugues - Marjorie Wornell Engels, 2006. ISBN 0-7864-2544-X

The Lives of the Great Composers, third edition - Harold C. Schonberg, 1997. ISBN 0-393-03857-2

 

PEDAGOGY

The Singing Piano Tone: The Artistry of Pedalling – Helmut Brauss. ISBN 1425 11205-6

With Your Own Two Hands: Self-discovery Through Music - Seymour Berstein, 1981. ISBN 0-7935-5712-7

Play It Again Sam: what, why, and when to repeat - Marienne Uslzer, 2003. ISBN 1-56939-273-0

That’s A Good Question . . . How to teach by asking questions - Marienne Uslzer, 2003. ISBN 1-56939-279-X

On Piano Playing: Motion, Sound, and Expression - Gyorgy Sandor, 1981. ISBN 0-028-72280-1

The Well-Tempered Keyboard Teacher - Marienne Uszler, Stewart Gordon, Scott McBride Smith, 2nd edition, 2000. ISBN 0-02-864788-2

Freeing the Caged Bird: Developing Well-coordinated Injury-preventive Piano Technique (DVD/video) - Barbara Lister-Sink. www.freeingthecagedbird.com

Mastering Piano Technique: A Guide for Students, Teachers, and Performers - Seymour Fink, 1994. ISBN 0-931-34046-2

The Art of Practicing: A Guide Book to Making Music from the Heart - Madeline Bruser, 1997. ISBN 0-609-90177-5

 

GENERAL

The Roots of Romanticism - Isaiah Berlin, 1999. ISBN 0-691-00713-6