Page 5: The Editor’s Page
Elvina Pearce
Page 6: Teacher/Student/Parent
Should piano teachers require the same time commitment to practice as do athletic coaches?
Barbara Kreader with Ann Clem
Page 10: Home Practice
Nelita True discusses practice – both her own and that of her students
Elvina Pearce with Nelita True
Page 14: Music Reading
What does the latest research tell us about sight-reading?
Craig Sale with Phyllis Alpert Lehrer
Page 18: Technique
How do you adjust technical requirements for a small hand?
Scott McBride Smith with Lora Deahl, Jocelyn Makowski, Jerie Gail Ramsey, and Brenda Wristen
Page 22: Rhythm
How do you teach the larger musical beat to elementary students?
Bruce Berr with Barbara Fast and Julia Tsien
Page 26: Perspectives in Pedagogy
How do you make learning experiences FUN – for yourself and for your students?
Kathleen Murray with Michelle Conda, Andrew Hisey, and Joan M. Reist
Page 30: Adult Piano Study
What can be learned about teaching children from teaching adults?
Brenda Dillon with Matt Harre
Page 34: Repertoire
What repertoire do you use as preparation for Romantic style?
Marvin Blickenstaff with Elizabeth Gutierrez, Sylvia Hunt, and James Litzelman
Page 41: The Repertoire PostBox
Charlotte Rowe
Page 42: Technology
How do you take advantage of the Internet in your teaching?
George Litterst with Sara Hagan, Christine Hermanson, and Nancy Weckworth
Page 46: News and Views
How do you incorporate music history into your lessons?
Helen Smith Tarchalski with Kirsten Allen Foutz and Karen Koch
