[Piano Playing]TO MY DEAR FRIENDCONSTANTIN VON STERNBERGCONTENTSPAGE[A Foreword]xv[The Piano and Its Player]3[General Rules]19[Correct Touch and Technic]34[The Use of the Pedal]41[Playing "In Style"]49[How Rubinstein Taught Me to Play]57[Indispensables in Pianistic Success]70LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS[Josef Hofmann]FrontispieceFACINGPAGE[The Position of the Hand]20[Incorrect Way to Play an Octave]28[Correct Way to Play an Octave]28[Incorrect Position of the Little Finger]29[Correct Position of the Little Finger]29[Incorrect Position of Thumb]38[Correct Position of Thumb]38[Incorrect Position of the Feet]42[Correct Position of the Feet on the Pedal]43[Anton Rubinstein]58[How Rubinstein Taught Me to Play]59