The notion that classical piano music should be so strictly bound to the letter of its score is actually a rather new development, historically speaking. The importance of improvisation for keyboard players only began to decrease in the early 19th century, despite the fact that it had been regarded as a crucial ability for every professional performer until then
"Vy/^ BELIEVE this pamphlet constitutes a valuable addition lA/ to the literature on piano classes issued by the National Bureau for the Advancement of Music. Most of our booklets on ^ this subject treat it from the positive angle by presenting the advantages primarily and, in a broad and impartial way, the net benefits to be derived. "Answers to Criticisms of Class Piano Inst…