John Ellis is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Studies in Piano Pedagogy at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

"Professor Ellis's analysis of the pedagogical content presented in both of Long's collections provides countless insights for scholars, teachers, performers, and amateurs in a scholarly and rich volume that many will find difficult to put down and is welcomed by researchers, performers, teachers, and music amateurs. Ellis's fresh insights and perspectives on Marguerite Long's two pedagogical treatises with accompanying translations, analyses, and comparisons with other teachers and pianists provide instrumental insights into the French School of Piano. His book is captivating in its content and eminently readable."—Jane Magrath, author of The Pianist's Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature

• AcknowledgmentsAuthor's NotePart I: Marguerite Long's Le Piano1. Long as Pianist and Teacher2. Pedagogy, Style and Politics: Germanophilia vs. French Patriotism3. Analysis of the content of Le Piano and a comparison with Cortot's Principes rationnels4. An English translation of Le PianoPart II: La Petite Méthode de piano: an analysis of Long's approach to teaching children1. La Petite Méthode de piano by Marguerite Long (1963): a Forgotten Connection to the French School2. English Translation of La Petite Méthode de pianoBibliographyIndex

John Ellis is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Studies in Piano Pedagogy at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

"Professor Ellis's analysis of the pedagogical content presented in both of Long's collections provides countless insights for scholars, teachers, performers, and amateurs in a scholarly and rich volume that many will find difficult to put down and is welcomed by researchers, performers, teachers, and music amateurs. Ellis's fresh insights and perspectives on Marguerite Long's two pedagogical treatises with accompanying translations, analyses, and comparisons with other teachers and pianists provide instrumental insights into the French School of Piano. His book is captivating in its content and eminently readable."—Jane Magrath, author of The Pianist's Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature

• AcknowledgmentsAuthor's NotePart I: Marguerite Long's Le Piano1. Long as Pianist and Teacher2. Pedagogy, Style and Politics: Germanophilia vs. French Patriotism3. Analysis of the content of Le Piano and a comparison with Cortot's Principes rationnels4. An English translation of Le PianoPart II: La Petite Méthode de piano: an analysis of Long's approach to teaching children1. La Petite Méthode de piano by Marguerite Long (1963): a Forgotten Connection to the French School2. English Translation of La Petite Méthode de pianoBibliographyIndex