Music - Writings
"I Played It Perfect at Home?!"
The links below will access Jim's book describing a revolutionary approach to learning piano. We're worried about Jim--in this book he contends that we "should NOT correct our mistakes."(?!)
Forward/Contents
Chapters1-3
Chapters 4-5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
"Tunes, Tones, and Tension: Why We Think Music Has Meaning..."
Keep watch here for installments of Jim's analytical and insightful understanding of our mysterious response to music.
"Improvisation: A Method Leading To Freedom At The Piano"
Coming soon: another little understood area of musicality, and Jim's solution. To whet your appetite, check out the mystical aspects of this analysis of "All The Things You Are:"
Contents/INTRODUCTION
Lesson 1
Lesson 7