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Updated: May 28, 2025

Has piano playing progressed since the time of Hummel? How have the changes in the structure of the instrument affected pianistic progress? Why should students avoid becoming "piano-playing machines"? What must be the sole aim in employing a technical exercise? Will the technic of Liszt ever be excelled? Why are stencil-like methods bad? Is scale study indispensable?

James Francis Cooke - Great Pianists on Piano Playing: Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression