Scaramuzza, teacher of Argerich and Gelber

"Raw pasta is like overly tense fingers. So...it's no good. Nor is overcooked pasta!" Some great analogies from Scaramuzza, teacher of Martha Argerich and Leonardo Gelber. "Rhythmic clarity and accents are necessary to organize virtuoso passages, but not for cantabile (singing) phrases. Otherwise the singer becomes a drummer!"

Quoted in an interesting and free PhD dissertation about Scaramuzza, 

The Pedagogical Legacy of Vicente Scaramuzza: The Relationship Between Anatomy of the Hand, Tone Production, and Musical Goals
Marcelo G. Lian University of Nebraska-Lincoln, mglian@hotmail.com

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