Practicing perfection : memory and piano performance

Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; 1 In the Green Room; 2 Improvisations; 3 In the Words of the Masters: Artists' Accounts of Their Expertise; 4 Expert Memory; 5 The Way to Carnegie Hall; 6 Lessons From J.S. Bach: Stages of Practice; 7 In the Words of the Artist; 8 Effects of Musical Complexity on Practice; 9 Memory and Performance; 10 Stages of Practice Revisited; 11 CODA; Appendix 1: Discography for Gabriela Imreh; Appendix 2: Score of the Italian Concerto 271 (Presto); References; Author Index; Subject Index.
This work makes a contribution to research on human memory and music cognition. It should be of interest to psychologists interested in memory and music cognition, musicians, researchers, educators, and professional pianists.