Resources

Here is a compilation of resources, in the form of YouTube channels, websites, and books, intended primarily for musicians interested in discovering rare composers and obtaining free music scores. There are also resources for pianists interested in bettering their technique at the instrument.

Piano Playing

  • The Golandsky Institute website (YouTube channel): A vast amount of resources on the Taubman Approach to piano playing. (See also the channels of Taubman teachers Edna Golandsky and Robert Durso).
  • wellbalancedpianist.com: Articles and lessons on the Taubman Approach and other aspects of healthy piano playing.
  • Pianist Academy
  • cedarvillemusic: A great channel for pianists looking to improve as musicians. Advice on improvisation, musicality, memorizing, performing, and much more.
  • Josh Wright: Lots of practical videos on improving piano technique and performance.
  • Sonata Secrets: Informative and accessible analyses of various classical piano works.
Rare Music

    There are too many great channels to list here, but those are some of my favorite.

  • medtner.org.uk: a wealth of information on the great Russian composer Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951).

Books

  • Piano Technique:
    • The Taubman Approach to Piano Technique by Edna Golandsky
    • What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the Body by Thomas Mark
    • Abby Whiteside on Piano Playing by Abby Whiteside
    • The Art of Piano Playing by Heinrich Neuhaus
    • The Visible and the Invisible in Piano Playing by Tobias Matthay
  • Music Theory:

Sheet Music

  • IMSLP: The best known website for obtaining free sheet music. Here you can find thousands of scores by hundreds of diverse composers.
  • Pianophilia: An excellent for obtaining public domain scores, especially by rare composers. An account (free) is required to download scores. You may find intriguing conversations about composers and their work on this site.
  • Alfor's Rarities: A huge collection of rare music scores.
  • Walter Cosand: Has piano music by a great number of composers, though the amount of scores for each composer varies.
  • ScorSer: A good source for finding sheet music for a variety of instruments. Contains both well-known music and some rarities. Overall, you won't find the vast quantity of scores that you could on IMSLP, but it still can be quite helpful.

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