BMTA Library
Birmingham, Alabama
Located at Ellis Piano Co., Hwy 31, Hoover, AL
2009-2011 Librarian, TBA
The following materials are available to BMTA members – free of charge. Materials may be checked-out for a period of one month. Procedure: sign the check-out list on top of the filing cabinet when checking-out and returning. There is a late fee of $1 per day for all materials. The following listing was prepared in 2004 by librarian Amy McLelland. Please contact the current librarian for any updates.
CD'S
DVD's/VHS:
DVDs:
*Golandsky Institute10 DVD Set plus 2 Booklets with Musical Examples and Addenda - Virtuosity in a Box: An In-depth Analysis of a Technique for Virtuosity and the Prevention of Injuries Among Musicians
Volume 1 – Introductory Concepts
Volume 2 – Forearm Rotation
Volume 3 – In and out Arm Movements
Volume 4 – The Walking Arm & Hand Mvts
Volume 5 – Shaping; Octaves
Volume 6 – Cognitive Grouping Principles
Volume 7 – Leaps
Volume 8 – Interdependence
Volume 9 – Fingering
Volume 10 – Tone, Legato and Enslavement to Notation
VHS:
Alexander - Imagery in Piano Performance
Bernstein - You and the Piano: A Video Lesson
CBS Program - The Music of Man, Hosted by Yehudi Menuhin (6 programs on 3 videotapes – missing 1 tape)
Children’s Video - Days When the World Was a Fish Bowl
Gould, Glenn - A Portrait (Kultur VHS)
Hambro - The Hambro Quartet of Pianos
Hinson - Performance Practices in Classical Piano Music
(2 copies)
Hinson - Performance Practices in Romantic Piano Music
Hinson - Performance Practices in Early 20th Century Piano Music
Hinson - Performance Practices in Late 20th Century Piano Music
Kawai - Individualized and Group Training: The Kawai Story
Kimball - Making of a Vertical
Ntl Pno Foundation - Don’t Miss the Magic
Rubinstein, Artur - Historic Film: Rubinstein in Performance (Kultur VHS)
Tan - The Well Prepared Pianist (Teaching Seminar, Western Maryland College – August 28, 1992)
True, Nelita - ..at Eastman:
Volume 1 – Portrait of a Pianist-Teacher
Volume 2 – The Studio Lesson
Volume 3 – Technique through Listening
BOOKS:
Music History/Appreciation:
Apel - Harvard Dictionary of Music (Second Edition)
Beach - Musicdotes
Cooper - Concise Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians*
Cross - Great Composers and Their Music*
Cross - A Comprehensive Listing of Literature and Teaching
Ewen - History of Popular Music (1961)*
Ewen - The Home Book of Musical Knowledge*
Ewen - The World of Great Composers
Haas - Inside Music (How to Understand, Listen to, and Enjoy Good Music)
Hoffer - The Understanding of Music
Kerst - Mozart
Lebrecht - The Book of Musical Anecdotes
Lloyd - The Golden Encyclopedia of Music
Maier - The Piano Teacher’s Companion
Marsh - The Pianist’s Spectrum
McLeish - The Oxford First Companion to the Story of Music
Menuhin - The Music of Man
Sadie - Norton/Grove Concise Encyclopedia of Music (1988)*
Shapiro - An Encyclopedia of Quotations about Music
Theory:
Bartholomew - Acoustics of Music
Konowitz - Music Improvisation as a Classroom Method
Melcher/Warch - Music for Keyboard Harmony
Piston - Harmony Theory
Jazz:
Coker - Improvising Jazz*
Dexter - The Jazz Story
Piano Pedagogy:
Agay - Teaching Piano – Volume 2
Banowetz - The Pianist’s Guide to Pedaling
Bastien - A Parent’s Guide to Piano Lessons (2 copies)
Bastien - How to Teach Piano Successfully (2nd edition)
S. Bernstein - With Your Own Two Hands
Max Camp - Developing Piano Performance
Canaday - Contemporary Music and the Pianist
Cross - Materials for Piano (1955-74)
Czerny - On the Proper Performance of All Beethoven’s Works for Piano (Ed. Badura-Skoda)
Gieseking - Piano Technique
Lhevine - Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing
Ntl Piano Foundation - Greater Rewards Through Creative Piano Teaching
Newman - The Pianist’s Problems
Noyle - Pianists on Playing: Interview with Twelve Concert Pianists
Rubinstein - Outline of Piano Pedagogy
Schmeckel - The Piano Owner’s Guide (How to Buy and Care for a Piano)
Summy-Birchard - Handbook for Piano Teachers (c. 1958)
Whiteside - Indispensables of Piano Playing (1955)
Piano Literature:
Dolge - Pianos and their Makers
Friskin and Freundlich - Music for the Piano
Hinson - The Piano Teachers Source Book (Three Copies)
Hinson - The Pianist’s Reference Guide
Hinson - Guide to the Pianist’s Repertoire (2nd Edition)
Hinson - A Comprehensive Listing of Literature and Teaching Materials for Piano from 1950’s
Hinson - The Pianist’s Dictionary (to be added soon)
Oringer - Passion for the Piano
Siki - Piano Repertoire – A Guide to Interpretation and Performance
Steinway - People and Pianos
Wolfe - Piano Cartoons
Vocal:
Caruso and Tetrazzini - On the Art of Singing
Kagen - On Studying Singing
Lehmann - More Than Singing (The Interpretation of Songs)
Marafioti - Caruso’s Method of Voice Production
McKinney - The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults*
Noske - French Song from Berlioz to Duparc
General Educ/psych/pedagogy:
Bloom - Developing Talent in Young People
Canter and Hausner - Homework Without Tears: A Parent’s Guide for
Motivating Children to do Homework and to Succeed in School
Eyre - Teaching Children Responsibility
Ginott - Teacher and Child (Two Copies)
Golant - Sometimes It’s OK to Be Angry
Holt - How Children Learn
Lane - A Book for Music Teachers: Music, Mind, and Self
Lehman - Tests and Measurements in Music
Reynolds - Music Lessons You Can Teach
US Dept of Education - Teaching and Learning (What Works) (1986)
Music Therapy:
Bright - Music in Geriatric Care
Bright - Practical Planning in Music Therapy for the Aged
Choral/Church/Conducting:
Davison - Church Music
Green - The Modern Conductor
Lyall - Building a Church Choir
Osbeck - 101 More Hymn Stories
Reynolds - Companion to Baptist Hymnal
Riddle - 5 Practical Lessons for Church Organists (1985)
Young - The Choral Tradition
Scores:
Joan Last - Alphabetically Yours
McClusky - Piano Talk: 22 Pieces for the Young Pianist
Other Resources:
Billingsley - Games/Playthings (Music Teaching Pack)
Maxwell Music Evaluation Files (3 sets)
Staff chalk holder
CD's
Brochures:
Ntl Pno Fdtn - Preparing Your Piano Students for College Admission
United Musical Instr’s - Your Child’s Future With Music! The Extra-Musical Advantages of a Musical Education
*New additions, 2004, including donations from the private collection of Celia Jo Conaway, 2004 and from Ellis Piano.
