Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2006-10-26 13:51
I worked on Hindemith's Elementary Training with Joseph Iadone, who was in Hindemith's class when the book was still in draft. As Sherman says, they're amazingly difficult, particularly because they look so simple. Hindemith's snide commentary is that it's contemptible if you can't, for example, toss off 6/8 against 4/4 in mezzo-soprano clef.
I've been listening lately to the great pianist Ignaz Friedman, who said "Have technique first, and then take up the study of the standard compositions. Have all the possibilities of technique in your pocket and thus preserve the freshness of the composition; otherwise it will be played without fantasy."
In other words, learn and practice your scales, which are like a carpenter's tools. You must play scales musically, but the main purpose is to build a firm foundation on which all your playing stands.
Ken Shaw
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