Piano Power

A Breakthrough Approach To Improving Your Technique

Nearly three-hundred years after the invention of the piano, PIANO POWER finally unlocks the mystery of technique for keyboard instrumentalists.

PIANO POWER is an exciting, revolutionary method designed to help keyboard instrumentalists who, because of physical limitations, have reached a plateau in their development. Whether your instrument is the piano, harpsichord, organ, or digital synthesizer, PIANO POWER’s clear and commonsense approach will enable you to:

Identify the specific fingers on either hand that are not up to par.
Get beyond the technical plateau that you have reached
Improve your technique while decreasing your practice time.
Understand that technique is primarily a function of the extensor muscles.
Understand the relationship between technique and synchronization.
Improve your technique while away from the keyboard.
Save money and time by eliminating the guesswork usually associated with learning the piano.
Enjoy the piano more and more with each day that passes.

Reviews

"The subject is so important and has been kicked under the table for many years….
I certainly congratulate you on your book, it should be shouted from the housetops."

Skitch Henderson, Conductor, Music Director and Founder of The New York Pops

"A most intriguing and interesting book. I urge all pianists to read it."

Anthony Newman, Harpsichordist, Organist, Pianist

"A truly informative book, with many valuable insights as well as practical tips for pianists at any level. I was particularly intrigued by the attention paid to the purely physical problems in playing the piano and valuable information to help solve them."

Bob James, Pianist, Composer, Arranger

"The unique insights in PIANO POWER gave me a clearer understanding of the methods my teachers used during my early studies and brought me to a deeper understanding of their importance."

Stella Simakova, Concert Pianist

"PIANO POWER presents a sensible approach in addressing the potential maladies of the pianist—a welcome addition to the library of any pianist."

Lillie Rosenthal, D.O.,

Physician, Miller Health Care Institute for Performing Artists,

St.Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, New York City

"It would be hard for me to imagine any pianist, or health care professional involved in the care and treatment of piano-related hand problems, not being interested in this book.
It is my professional opinion, as a physician specializing in hand and wrist problems, that the information presented in PIANO POWER is invaluable to pianists of all levels."

Paul D. Fragner, M.D.

Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

Hand and Wrist Specialist

Westchester Bone & Joint Associates

White Plains, New York

"This book confirms everything I learned about piano playing from my teacher Kyriena Siloti, whose father Alexander studied with Liszt. It also confirms my own intuitive understanding of the efficient mechanics of playing the instrument as they relate to the laws of physics and basic principles of nature's functioning. A tremendously valuable aid to one's development as a pianist!

Donald Sosin
Pianist, Composer, Arranger

"Piano Power promises a refreshingly different approach that marries the athletic and artistic in music...Many of the assertions at Richard Prokop's website, www.pianopower.com seem to contradict the accepted dogma about piano technique. He advises us to build the strength of the finger extensors for a capable technique - an approach distinctly different from the relaxation advised by so many others. Prokop quotes physiologists who know that muscular control is not based on relaxation so much as on the coordinated work of opposing muscle groups. His approach is based on sound physiology as well as his own 25 years of personal experience.

PianoTechnique.org

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