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The Sachiko Piano Method: How to Find the Music Within You Kindle Edition

by Sachiko Kato (Author), George Gilliland (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
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Many students sit at the piano for hours on the misguided assumption that if they practice long enough results will emerge; they equate physical effort with productive work. But that doesn’t always follow. If you really want to learn to play better, you must engage your mind while practicing. In this book, concert pianist and dedicated teacher Sachiko Kato reveals how the piano led her to life lessons and wisdom about personal growth that redefined what it means to practice the piano. This practice method shows readers how to open the mind and produce results at the piano.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B082XLFLLQ
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 18, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 10331 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Samuel Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars Eased my music intuition
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2020
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Being that she is my teacher I learned a lot from this book. A major one was leaving negative energy and thoughts out the door when I'm behind an instrument.
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John J. Healey
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended.
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2020
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I’ve learned a lot from this book, particularly the discussion on solfege. It has helped my practicing and improved my playing and memorization.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Inspirational
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2020
This is a special read. By no means your typical method book. I gained valuable insight into my son's piano practice and was inspired by the author's personal story. As a talented pianist and teacher Sachiko shares her knowledge in a straightforward and easy to understand manner that is refreshingly honest and personable. As a parent with limited musical knowledge, I was able to comprehend her method and see ways to better support my child on his musical journey. The insights and reflections she provides are a wonderful guide into successful music practice and the joy it can bring to your life. Highly recommend it. (Just ordered my 2nd copy to give to a friend)
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Rich
5.0 out of 5 stars Great advise on how to create music with the piano
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2020
Very nice and easy to read treatise on how to learn and play the piano. Short and to n the point, excellent ideas and advise on how to improve musicality and create beautiful music. I purchased the Kindle version and very much enjoyed the read.
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Real New York Painter
5.0 out of 5 stars An Honest and Valuable Method
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2020
Kato begins her book by sharing, with an unusual degree of candor and honesty, the story of her disappointments, setbacks, and struggles as a concert pianist who decided to walk away from the grind, but then had a life-changing epiphany that brought her back to the piano with a different and more rewarding purpose. Then she goes on to give some very clear and practical instruction on how to find freedom of expression through mental discipline. She will not sugar coat things or soften you up with empty positive affirmations. Instead she will ask you to tune out life's distractions and find joy and poetry through the honest, diligent work that this difficult instrument demands.
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