Page 5: The Editor’s Page
Cover Story; Special Feature; Website Information
Richard Chronister
Page 6: Teacher/Student/Parent
Should young children practice each day in several short segments or one extended block of time?
Barbara Kreader with Janet Medley, Marci Koblenz Cornblath, and Tali Cornblath
Page 12: Home Practice
What steps would you assign for the first two weeks of practice on Kabalevsky’s A Little Joke?
Elvina Pearce with Joyce Unger, Scott McBride Smith, and Elvina Pearce
Page 18: Music Reading
SPECIAL FEATURE: Were you there when Frances Clark made history?
Richard Chronister with Twenty students and colleagues
Page 26: Technique
How do you develop a sound technique with beginning students? Part II
Scott McBride Smith with David Westfall
Page 32: You and Your Piano
COVER STORY: What are the alternatives to a traditional spring recital?
Madeleine Crouch with John Steinmetz and Stephen McCurry
Page 36: Rhythm
When do you have your students stop counting out loud?
Bruce Berr with Mary Brostrom Bloom and Sandra Stewart
Page 40: Motivation
What motivates adults to continue lessons?
Joyce Cameron with Kris Johnson, Beverly Rineer, and Brian M. Kent
Page 44: Adult Piano Study
Why do you teach adults in groups?
Brenda Dillon with Amanda Byars and Gail Masinda
Page 48: Repertoire
How do you balance repertoire students want to play with repertoire you want to teach?
Marvin Blickenstaff with Peggy Hegel, Karen Harrington, and Susan See
Page 52: The Repertoire PostBox
Preparation for Baroque repertoire
Janet Thorndike
Page 54: Technology
Orchestra in a box – How do you use your Roland MT200 or Yamaha DOU10?
Sandra Bowen with Regina Roper-Waldee, Linda Dale Kennedy, and Jammie Wileman
