An examination of the teaching methods of seven nineteenth-century piano pedagogues

This thesis examines the teaching methods of seven nineteenth century piano pedagogues; Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Carl Czerny, Frederic Chopin, Franz Liszt, Theodor Kullak, Ludwig Deppe and Theodor Leschetizky, in an effort to trace the development of piano instruction in the nineteenth century from its beginning as a secondary job or hobby of performer-composers to a full-time and sophisticated occupation. It is an observation of the growth in each musician's role as teacher as well as the approach to teaching piano as it developed in the nineteenth century. A single chapter is devoted to the teaching methods of each instructor and includes the major ideas, philosophies and techniques employed and imparted by that teacher. An appendix is included containing a list of pedagogical compositions and writings by each instructor.