A Teacher-Facing Reinterpretation of Chuan C. Chang’s Most Important Ideas For many piano teachers, the greatest frustration is not a lack of effort from students, but a lack of transfer. Students practice diligently, attend lessons regularly, and yet progress stalls. Pieces fall apart under pressure. Technique improves slowly. Memory slips at the worst moments. Fundamentals of Piano Practice by Chuan C. Chang confronts this issue directly. It is not a repertoire book, a meth

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