Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists
Lora Deahl and Brenda Wristen
Reviews and Awards
"What an impressive book-so long overdue and badly needed. Deahl and Wristen's survey of the multiple issues confronting small-handed pianists is encyclopedic in scope, while still remaining deeply practical on an everyday level. This book is of use to every piano teacher and to every pianist: its information is basic to health and comfort at the keyboard."-Catherine Kautsky, George and Marjorie Olsen Chandler Professor of Music, Chair, Keyboard Department, Lawrence University
"This book is a very welcome addition to the literature on piano playing as applied to the small-handed pianist. Co-authors Lora Deahl and Brenda Wristen, both small-handed pianists themselves, are experts in this field in terms of research and personal experience. They bring their wealth of understanding to the forefront in this seminal study ... All pianists and piano teachers will want to keep this book on their bookshelf!" --American Music Teacher
"Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists is a revolutionary, pioneering work that addresses small-handedness in an extraordinarily comprehensive manner. The book, by Lora Deahl and Brenda Wristen, examines the many facets of pianism affected by small-handedness, and it provides numerous excellent suggestions on playing with what many perceive as a detrimental physical limitation EL This fascinating, brilliant, and groundbreaking book is an essential contribution to the field; indeed, it is a necessary volume for both pianist and university libraries." --Ann DuHamel, Clavier Companion