Page 4: A Parent’s Point of View
What musical games and activities do you use at home?
Elizabeth Van Ness
Page 5: The Editor’s Page
Celebrating six years of publication
Richard Chronister
Page 6: Teacher/Student/Parent
How do you find the best summer program?
Elizabeth Van Ness with Miyoko Lotto, Dawn Chan, Polly van der Linde, and Susan Reissman
Page 10: Home Practice
What basic approaches do you want your students to use when working out a new piece?
Elvina Pearce with Steven Betts, Kim Nagy, Elaine Smith, Eric Unruh, and Stephen Zolper
Page 14: Music Reading
Keep your eyes on the music – fact or fiction?
Richard Chronister with Gail Berenson and Alys Terrien-Queen
Page 20: Technique
Do you develop specific exercises from pieces?
Scott McBride Smith with Virginia Marks
Page 24: You and Your Piano
What is your most hilarious musical moment?
Madeleine Crouch with Jammie Wileman, Betty Zornosa, and Sheila Signer
Page 26: Rhythm
How do you teach your students to keep a steady tempo in the first movement of Mozart’s K. 545?
Marvin Blickenstaff with Barbara Clyde and Janice Meyer
Page 29: The Rhythm PostBox
Stopping at bar lines may be a technical problem
LeAnn House
Page 30: Motivation
How do you teach to encourage independent learning? Part II
Joyce Cameron
Page 34: Adult Piano Study
A question for publishers: How is your adult method different from your children’s method?
Brenda Dillon with Alfred Publishing Company, Hal Leonard Corporation, and Warner Bros. Publications
Page 42: Repertoire
How do you use repertoire to teach an analytical student to perform expressively?
Martha Appleby with Dona Buel and Kaleel Skerik
Page 46: Technology
The Net: What does it do for me, and how do I use it?
Marguerite Miller with Robert Marler, Lynn Purse, and Alan Crane, RPT
