Description for The Positive Pianist: How Flow Can Bring Passion to Practice and Performance Hardcover. In The Positive Pianist: How Flow Can Bring Passion to Practice and Performance, author Thomas J. Parente applies the concept of flow to piano playing in order to demonstrate how student musicians can experience enjoyment and confidence from succeeding at something that challenges them to an engaging level. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVRG; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.