{"title":"Books by Penelope Roskell","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9790577023441","title":"Essential Piano Technique Primer A","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Education Publication of the Year at the Presto Music Awards 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenelope Roskell, author of the award-winning book The Complete Pianist, is recognized as one of the world’s leading exponents of a natural and healthy piano technique. Her series \u003cstrong\u003eEssential Piano Technique\u003c\/strong\u003e draws on the principles of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Complete Pianist\u003c\/strong\u003e to develop a strong foundation of healthy technique, helping young pianists to progress rapidly and confidently through the early stages of piano playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be used by beginner pianists alongside existing tutor books to enhance the teaching of good technique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes detailed notes for teachers, giving learning objectives and teaching tips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinks to free videos show technique in practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFun activities, illustrations and imaginative original music throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher accompaniment duets provide a rich musical experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenelope Roskell is a Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London. She is a world-leader in the field of healthy piano playing, and Piano Adviser to the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine. Her award-winning book, The Complete Pianist, is the leading book on healthy piano technique. As a soloist she has performed in major concert halls in more than thirty countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrimer A: from the first lesson to legato and staccato\u003cbr\u003ePrimer B: from dynamics to scales and broken chords\u003cbr\u003eLevel 1: from hands-together to Grade 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMs Roskell’s book demonstrates that she has a profound understanding of the obstacles - technical, musical, physiological or psychological - encountered by pianists of any age, and an ability to express that understanding in logical terms. I wish I had had access to her book when I was younger\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Donohoe CBE, writing about Penelope Roskell's The Complete Pianist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eIn terms of its quantity and quality, its detail and depth, I know of no comparable resource.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Eales, pianodao.com, writing about Penelope Roskell'sThe Complete Pianist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Any child that heeds Roskell’s advice will develop a solid technical foundation. 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Containing more than 500 pages of text, 300 videos and 200 exercises newly devised by the author, this is the most comprehensive book ever written on piano playing. The book has something new to offer to all pianists and keyboard players – student and teacher, professional and amateur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenelope guides pianists through the early stages of learning a piece, through all the technical challenges and interpretative choices, towards inspired performance. Each new aspect of playing is addressed through a series of practical exercises which proceed, step-by-step, from the basics towards more advanced applications. Penelope demonstrates all the musical and technical points herself in videos accessible by smartphone, tablet or computer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Complete Pianist comprises 22 sections, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA whole-body approach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinger touch and tone production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaying at speed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFundamentals of chord playing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvanced chords\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRotation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLateral movements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTone and texture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePedalling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning, memorizing and sight-reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eClick here to watch a promotional video.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenelope Roskell is Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London and at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. As a soloist she has played in major concert halls in more than thirty countries. She is the leading UK specialist in healthy piano playing, and Piano Advisor to the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine, where she holds a clinic for pianists with tension or injuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I have known and admired Penelope Roskell for over forty years as both performer and teacher. A sensitive and insightful artist, she is a representative of modern pedagogy, as well as the leading authority on injury prevention for pianists at all stages of their development. Her recent pursuits are devoted to the field of ergonomics at the keyboard. Imaginatively explored with a view to development of artistic freedom, her observations offer numerous ways to achieve it.  I wholeheartedly recommend The Complete Pianist as valuable reading for any person interested in the art of piano playing.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSulamita Aronovsky, Professor of Piano, Royal Academy of Music; Chairman, London International Piano Competition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Complete Pianist is terrific. It is for everybody; informative and accessible. It addresses the myths that have for so long surrounded the piano and how to play it. I feel I want to begin again!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHavilland Willshire, Director of Music Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This book is a pragmatic and erudite summary of a working lifetime spent considering how to keep healthy whilst playing piano.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMr Mark Phillips, British Association for Performing Arts Medicine, hand surgeon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Professional pianists are highly likely to have some kind of playing-related injury during their career. Penelope’s book is ground breaking in that it covers healthy technique, exploring and constructively questioning the pianist’s mechanical development in great detail to help prevent injury as well as develop in artistic skill. This is such a welcome addition to performance education which needs to include an understanding of healthy practice to enable performers to sustain their career. 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