| To my wife Merry |
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| who worked tirelessly for decades so I could write this book, |
| Eileen and Sue-Lynn who were my witnesses to Combe's teachings, |
| their husbands Frank Sauer and David Hinson who helped with the latest authoring technologies, |
| thank you, from my heart and the world. |
The material of Chapter One originated from my notes on how the late Mlle. Yvonne Combe taught our daughters. Combe was Debussy's disciple and helped transcribe his new compositions as he played them out on the piano. She performed that incredible Second Piano Concerto by Saint-Saëns with the composer conducting. She dedicated her life to teaching piano and all who attended recitals by her students were mesmerized. This book had to be written: without it, her passing would have deprived us of a priceless art.
- Chapter One
- Basic Practice Methods
- Chapter Two
- Piano Topics
- Chapter Three
- Tuning Your Piano
- Chromatic Scale, Circle of Fifths, Temperaments, Tuning
- Tuning Your Piano
- References
- Book Reviews
- Testimonials (in web page below)
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