Page 5: The Editor’s Page
Elvina Pearce
Page 6: Teacher/Student/Parent
How do you prepare students for college music auditions?
Barbara Kreader
Page 12: Home Practice
How much hands-separate and slow practice do you assign, and when?
Elvina Pearce with Linda Barker, Andrew Cooperstock, and Margie Nelson
Page 20: Music Reading
How much music-reading do you teach in your public school classroom?
Craig Sale with Karen Foley and Kim Nagy
Page 24: Technique
Legato, portato, staccato: how do you teach articulation?
Scott McBride Smith with Charles Asche, Karen Bartman, and Marc Widner
Page 28: Rhythm
What are some rhythmic pieces you like to teach and why?
Bruce Berr with Ingrid J. Clarfield, Ivan Frazier, and Linda Meyer Kazmirski
Page 35: The Rhythm PostBox
Steven Rosenfeld
Page 36: Perspectives in Pedagogy
What resources are available to teachers working with students who have learning disabilities?
Kathleen Murray with Cynthia M. Colwell and Ann Fernandez
Page 40: Adult Piano Study
How can I find happiness with a cigarette-smoking, nervous little piano teacher?
Brenda Dillon with Florence Grossman
Page 43: The Adult Study PostBox
Joyce Unger
Page 44: Repertoire
What are some of your students’ favorite recital pieces?
Marvin Blickenstaff with Carolyn Cassidy, Sister Mary Jane McGettigan, Rosemary Olson, and Donna Sanders
Page 50: Technology
What new technologies do you suggest that your students incorporate into their practice?
George Litterst
Page 54: News and Views
What are the pluses and pitfalls of student competitions?
Helen Smith Tarchalski with Bonnie Kellert, Jane Magrath, and Paul Pollei
