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Recent publications

Coates, S. (2017). Goldilocks and the Three Pianos - Ergonomics in Pianists. The Piano Teacher, November, Hal Leonard Australia. (Copy below.)

​Deahl, L. & Wristen, B. (2017). Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists, Oxford University Press.

Leone, C. (2016). Personal Touch. International Piano, UK, January-February 2017. (Copy below.)

Boyle, R., Boyle, R. & Booker, E. (2017). Narrower Keyboards for Larger Hands. Readers' Letters, Pianist. UK, January. (Copy below.)

Leone, C. (2015). Ergonomic Keyboards: Size does Matter.  Piano Professional,  EPTA (UK), Summer. http://www.carolleone.com/ergonomic-keyboards/

Leone, C. (2015). Size is Key. Clavier Companion, Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy, USA , September/October. www.cicadabay.com/pianos
You will also find a copy of the editorial here.

Boyle, R., Boyle, R. & Booker, E. (2015). Pianist Hand Spans: Gender and Ethnic Differences and Implications for Piano Playing, Proceedings of the 12th Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference, Beyond the Black and White, Melbourne, July 2015. (http://www.appca.com.au/2015proceedings.php)

​For technical articles about piano design, go to the page: Manufacturers and technicians' network.

A Poster paper presented to the EPTA conference in Reykjavik in September 2016: 'The Standard Piano Keyboard: Too Big for Too Many' can be downloaded here and used anywhere. Must be printed in colour, A0 size. 
epta_poster_2016.pdf
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int_piano_jan_2017.pdf
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letter_to_pianist_magazine_jan_2017.pdf
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goldilocks_and_the_three_pianos_-_ergonomics_in_pianists_-_the_piano_teacher.pdf
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