Table of Contents

Foreword by John Ogden;
Preface;
1. Towards a Definition of Talent;
2. The Basis of Co-ordination;
3. 'Expansion' versus 'Contraction;
4. The Researches of Raymond Thiberge;
5. 'Vous êtes bien assis?';
6. Co-ordination with the Keyboard;
7. The Teaching of Raymond Thiberge;
8. Freedom and Flexibility;
9. The Thumb;
10. Technical Notes on some Chopin Studies;
11. Studying, Repertoire and Performance;
Biographical Notes;
Bibliography

About the Author

Harold Taylor graduated from the Royal Manchester College of Music (now the RNCM) and then studied in Paris under Thiberge and Alfred Cortot. He subsequently developed a career as pianist, lecturer-recitalist, writer and teacher, and as Head of Music at Bromsgrove College. His knowledge of pianism and pianists was encyclopaedic and he brought to his teaching both expertise and a sympathetic understanding.