CONTENTSTECHNIQUEPAGE[1. General]3[2. Position of the Body]4[3. Position of the Hand]6[4. Position of the Fingers]6[5. Action of the Wrist]9[6. Action of the Arm]11[7. Stretching]12[8. The Thumb]14[9. The Other Fingers]16[10. Weak Fingers, etc.]18[11. Staccato]21[12. Legato]22[13. Precision]25[14. Piano Touch vs Organ Touch]26[15. Fingering]27[16. The Glissando]29[17. Octaves]29[18. Repetition Technique]34[19. Double Notes]35[THE INSTRUMENT]35[THE PEDALS]39[PRACTICE]45[MARKS AND NOMENCLATURE]57[ABOUT CERTAIN PIECES AND COMPOSERS]75[1. Bach]80[2. Beethoven]83[3. Mendelssohn]85[4. Chopin]86[EXERCISES AND STUDIES]93[POLYRHYTHMS]96[PHRASING]98[RUBATO]100[CONCEPTION]102[FORCE OF EXAMPLE]104[THEORY]104[THE MEMORY]112[SIGHT-READING]117[ACCOMPANYING]117[TRANSPOSING]119[PLAYING FOR PEOPLE]120[ABOUT THE PIANO PER SE]127[BAD MUSIC]133[ETHICAL]135[PITCH AND KINDRED MATTERS]136[THE STUDENT'S AGE]138[TEACHERS, LESSONS AND METHODS]140[MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS]150[ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF QUESTIONS]165[INDEX]175