SOURCE KEY
Book abbreviation key
The abbreviations in brackets on each method page refer to the sources below. Use this table to identify each full title, author, and source type.
| Abbreviation | Author / speaker | Full title | Edition / note | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MM | Barbara English Maris | Making Music at the Piano: Learning Strategies for Adult Students | 2000 | Book |
| PP | Charles Cooke | Playing the Piano for Pleasure | Edited by Robert Threlfall | Book |
| CP | Penelope Roskell | The Complete Pianist: From Healthy Technique to Natural Artistry | 2020 | Book |
| CF | Alan Fraser | The Craft of Piano Playing: A New Approach to Piano Technique | 2nd edition, 2011 | Book |
| MW | Gerald Klickstein | The Musician’s Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Wellness | 2009 | Book |
| PO | Jonathan Harnum | The Practice of Practice: How to Boost Your Music Skills | 2014 | Book |
| FP | Chuan C. Chang | Fundamentals of Piano Practice | 2009; extracted text is the Read the Docs edition, which the author describes as a work in progress | Book |
| AP | Tau Wey | “The Art of Practising” | VMS Forum lecture material, 10 June 2011; this is not a book. The talk discusses ideas from Madeline Bruser. | Lecture material |
| PIA | Alan Rusbridger | Play It Again: An Amateur Against the Impossible | Memoir; used as an account of experience, not a systematic piano method | Memoir |
Source locations on the method pages refer to the extracted editions listed here. Some source material is a lecture or memoir rather than a how-to book.