Originally written to be read in conjunction with Matthay's âThe Child's First Stepsâ, this book aims to offer young children and beginner piano players a series of exercises that will prove invaluable to their playing and allow them to proficiently play their first pieces of music. Tobias Augustus Matthay (1858 â 1945) was an English pianist, composer, and teacher. He was taught composition while at the Royal Academy of Music by Arthur Sullivan and Sir William Sterndale Bennett, and he was instructed in the piano by William Dorrell and Walter Macfarren. Other notable works by this author include: âThe Act Of Touch In All Its Diversityâ (1903), âThe First Principles of Pianoforte Playing (1905)â and âRelaxation Studiesâ (1908). Contents include: âWeight-Touch with Arm Sidewaysâ, âWeight-Touch with First Turned Over, Knuckles Upâ, âWeight-Touch with Fingers Closed Togetherâ, âWeight-Touch with Fingers Opened Outâ, âRotatory Exertions and Relaxations at Alternate Sides of the Handâ, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
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