Page 4: A Parent’s Point of View
Music History
Elizabeth Van Ness
Page 5: The Editor’s Page
Memories of Mozart
Richard Chronister
Page 6: Teacher/Student/Parent
How do you make summer lessons different?
Cathy Albergo with Cindy Romano, Peg Holzgrafe, Mary Ann Middendorf, and Mary Shelor
Page 12: Home Practice
What do parents have to say about their children’s practice?
Elvina Pearce with Twenty-seven Parents
Page 14: The Home Practice Post Box
A practicing contest
Connie Grube
Page 16: Music Reading
What role do the eyes play in sightplaying?
Richard Chronister with Deon Price, Jack Eaton, and Rita Fuszek
Page 24: Technique
How do you teach your students to play loud in one hand and soft in the other?
Scott McBride Smith with Mary Ann Hanschu, Samuel Wong, and Scott Smith
Page 28: You and Your Piano
What do publishers look for when deciding which pieces to publish?
Madeleine Crouch with Gayle Kowalchyk, Andrew Shaw, David Engle, and Carole Flatau
Page 34: Rhythm
How do you use computer-assisted instruction to teach rhythm in your studio?
Marvin Blickenstaff with Virginia Koun, Virginia Campbell, and Verne Campbell
Page 38: Motivation
How do you use improvisation to motivate your students?
Joyce Cameron with Anne Farber
Page 41: The Motivation Post Box
Learning and having fun; A music practicathon
Jennifer Kirkman and Mary Jane Dean
Page 44: Adult Piano Study
What do you do when adults are determined to play repertoire they can’t possibly play? Part 1: Shift to alternative choices.
Brenda Dillon with Paul Sheltel and Robert Vandall
Page 49: The Adult Music Study Post Box
Inconsistently printed fingering
Leon I. Chipkin
Page 50: Repertoire
What is appropriate at the early level for the gifted child? Do you use a method book?
Martha Appleby with Suzanne Guy and Ingrid Clarfield
Page 54: Technology
How do you use new technology in teaching improvisation?
Marguerite Miller with Stewart Gordon, Becky McIlvaine, and Steve Betts
