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developing well-coordinated, injury-preventive piano technique
1 videodisc (160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Barbara Lister-Sink, assisted by movement and anatomy specialist Glenna Baston, discusses piano technique. Defines technique from a neuromuscular and bio-mechanical viewpoint as the most efficient, natural coordination of the whole body at the piano. Addresses optimal skeletal alignment and efficient muscle use.
Exploration of piano and body mechanism -- A step-by-step training program, from beginning to virtuoso levels -- Potentially harmful technical habits -- Numerous playing examples on all levels. Close-up, slow motion analysis -- A systematic approach to virtuoso playing: how not to accumulate tension.
[presented by] Wingsound ; executive producer & director, Barbara Lister-Sink.
Producer, Don Kirk ; writer, Barbara Lister-Sink.