Page 5: The Editor’s Page
Fall – “a new beginning”
Elvina Pearce
Page 6: On the cover
Page 8: From the Files
How do you make sure piano lessons get off to a good start in the fall?
Cathy Albergo with Carmen Doubrava, Sara Bradley Mason, Sally Laird, and Tim Shook
Page 12: Teacher/Student/Parent
What do you say to a student who wants to quit piano lessons?
Barbara Kreader with Karen Harrington
Page 16: Home Practice
What do you tell parents/students in the pre-enrollment interview?
Elvina Pearce with Lisa Caramia, Beth Jones, and Sue Steck-Turner
Page 24: Music Reading
What is new in your teaching of reading this year?
Craig Sale with Rebecca Lewis
Page 28: Technique
How do you help students control physical tension?
Scott McBride Smith with Lois Finlay, Ronald J. Morgan, and Ronald Shinn
Page 32: Rhythm
How do you teach the rhythmic vitality and accuracy in Kabalevsky’s “Sonatina in A Minor, Op. 27, No. 18?”
Bruce Berr with Audrey F. Evans and Maggie Charnon
Page 38: Perspectives in Pedagogy
How do you deal with the sometimes marvelous, sometimes maddening teenage years?
Kathleen Murray with Yu-Jane Yang and Karen Zorn
Page 42: Adult Piano Study
How can teachers help the over-analytical piano student?
Brenda Dillon with Cheryl Everett and Pamela D. Pike
Page 46: Repertoire
Are there special pieces that help you start a new teaching year on a positive and successful note?
Marvin Blickenstaff with Vivian Dula, Sherilyn Ortman, and Barbara Wing
Page 50: Technology
How do you use music technology for sight-reading?
George Litterst with Michelle Gordon, Sara Hagen, and Lori Rhoden
Page 53: Bulletin Board
Page 54: News and Views
Fernando Laires discusses the state of piano teaching – past, present, and future.
Helen Smith Tarchalski with Fernando Laires
