Van De Velde Deschaussee Monique - L'homme et Le Piano - Piano

Summary of This Book

Resulting from extensive pedagogical experience, this work by Monique Deschaussées focuses on resolving the multiple difficulties that impede the pianist in their creative journey. The author starts from a clear observation: traditional teaching too often neglects the physical reality of the performer, even though the transmission of musical language depends directly on the functioning of the body.

Throughout the pages, the reader is invited to better understand the essential role played by nerves, muscles, and joints in sound production and expression. The goal is not to "mechanize" playing, but rather to free interpretation by building a coherent technique that respects the body and serves the music.

This method offers a reflection on creative gestures: how to make them accurate, effective, and natural, in order to avoid unnecessary tension, stiffness, and movement limitations. It emphasizes alignment between musical intention (deep understanding of the score) and the physical means that realize it at the keyboard, to achieve a more direct, controlled, and nuanced expression.

Intended for pianists seeking lasting progress, this book is a valuable resource for working on technique, developing body awareness, and enhancing the quality of interpretation. A relevant resource for personal study as well as teaching, in an approach where musicality and precision of gesture advance together.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Classical

Publication

Sheet music

Composer	Monique Deschaussées	Genre	Method - Studies
Instrumentation	Piano	Pages	116
Collection	Les Maîtres de Musique	Year of Publication	1994