Page 5: The Editor’s Page
Richard Chronister
Page 6: Teacher/Student/Parent
What do you do with a student who hates to play the piano?
Barbara Kreader
Page 10: Home Practice
What do you see when you watch your students practice? Part two.
Elvina Pearce with Beth Jones
Page 14: Music Reading
How is teaching different on other instruments?
Richard Chronister with Chelcy Bowles and Nancy Weckwerth
Page 18: Technique
What do videos on technique have to offer teachers of early- level students? A conversation with Barbara Lister-Sink.
Scott McBride Smith
Page 22: The Technique PostBox
Lucille C. Tallman
Page 24: You and Your Piano
How do you teach piano to handicapped children?
Madeleine Crouch with Marcelle Vernazza
Page 28: Rhythm
How do you teach the rhythm challenges in Beethoven’s Sonata in G, Op. 49, #2, 1st Movement?
Bruce Berr with Helen Marlais and Janet Hickey
Page 34: Motivation
How do you develop rapport with your students?
Joyce Cameron with Suzanne W. Guy and Susan Bruckner
Page 38: Adult Piano Study
What are your best success stories about adult students?
Brenda Dillon with Betty Oka, Nicole Tobin-Donnelly, Sandra Stewert, and Lisa Iwasaki-McGowen
Page 44: Repertoire
How does the student’s reading level influence your repertoire assignments?
Marvin Blickenstaff
Page 45: The Repertoire PostBox
Jennifer Powell
Page 46: Technology
How do you use technology in planning and executing your summer camps?
Sandra Bowen with Shana Kirk, Katie Evilsizer, and Sharon Kunitz
Page 50: The Technology PostBox
Janet van Houten
Page 50: Keyboard Companion Tech Tips
Sandra Bowen
