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Rebecca Payne Shockley
Mapping Music: For Faster Learning and Secure Memory
A Guide for Piano Teachers and Students

Mapping Music offers an exciting new approach for pianists and other musicians who want to develop systematic music learning skills. Over 50 musical examples, from elementary to advanced piano repertoire, illustrate basic principles and techniques of mapping. Practice strategies and suggestions for teachers offer valuable insights for professionals and amateurs alike.

J. S. Bach, Two-part Invention No. 8 and corresponding map.

Mapping is an effective strategy for learning and memorizing music more efficiently. The unique ingredient is diagramming the main features of a piece and using this diagram as a "map" for learning the music. It can be used at any stage of learning and as a tool for analysis, improvisation, and other activities. It not only improves memory security but also promotes musical understanding and contributes to the development of important skills such as reading, harmonizing, improvising, and playing by ear.

• Learn quickly
• Perform with confidence
• Develop reading skills
• Make practice more enjoyable

Rebecca Payne Shockley, Professor of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Minnesota, has given workshops on mapping for colleges and music teacher organizations across the country and in Canada, England, Taiwan, Korea, and the People's Republic of China. She served as chair of the Committee on Learning Theory for the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, and her articles on music learning have appeared in Clavier, The American Music Teacher, Keyboard Companion, and College Music Symposium.

 

"Finally, a useful and musical guide to help students understand what they are playing. It answers the question, 'How am I supposed to learn this piece and why?' "
Robert M. Abramson, Professor of Rhythm, The Juilliard School; Professor of Theory, The Manhattan School of Music

"If you're a music teacher, student, or active professional or amateur, this is a book you'll be glad to know."
Stephanie Judy, author of Making Music for the Joy of It

"Fresh and challenging . . . will lead you to your own, more efficient, way to learn and memorize music."
Richard Chronister, Director, National Conference on Piano Pedagogy

". . . a practical and intelligent approach to learning music."
E.L. Lancaster, Coordinator of Piano Pedagogy and Group Piano, University of Oklahoma

"Creative, challenging, and provocative . . . shows pedagogy at its very best."
Paul Pollel, Founder and Artistic Director, Gina Bacchauer International Piano Foundation

"An outstanding contribution to the music teaching community."
Delores Zupan, Past President, Music Teachers National Association

"It is a joy to use this book in my teaching and workshops."
Maurice Hinson

Contents

• Part 1: The Basis of the Map Approach
  Addresses the pedagogical and psychological foundations of memorization for pianists, with special attention to the role of theory and functional skills in learning efficiently.
• Part 2: Getting Started
  Outlines key concepts and the basic approach, using examples by Kabalevsky, Bartók, Weber, Duncombe, and Gurlitt. Offers guidelines for applying the procedure to other music.
• Part 3: Early Level Repertoire
  Includes practice examples by Streabbog, Bartók, Kraehenbuehl, Rebikov, and Neefe.
• Part 4: Intermediate Repertoire
  Includes practice examples by Chagy, Satie, Duvernoy, Czerny, Kabalevsky, and Bach.
• Part 5: Advanced Repertoire
  Includes practice examples by Field, C.P.E. Bach, Scarlatti, Prokofiev, Bartók, Ginastera, Schubert, and Beethoven.
• Part 6: Special Applications
  Offers suggestions for using mapping to learn larger works and to solve special memory problems.
• Part 7: Using Mapping in Your Teaching
  Provides strategies for incorporating mapping into the private lesson or class piano curriculum.
• Part 8: Student Maps
  Features original maps by students at all levels, including works by Köhler, Edwards, Olson, Lyke, Hopkins, Bach, Concone, and Brahms.