Page 4: A Parent’s Point of View
What do you know about the history of musical games?
Daniel R. Sailor
Page 5: The Editor’s Page
What makes music important?
Richard Chronister
Page 6: Teacher/Student/Parent
What do we hope for in “piano parents”?
Elizabeth Van Ness with Rhoda Rabin
Page 10: Home Practice
How do you keep students interested in practicing a piece over an extended period of time?
Elvina Pearce with William Phemister, Jeanine Jacobson, and Janice Razaq
Page 13: The Home Practice PostBox
Ornamenting the teaching repertoire
George Lucktenberg
Page 16: Music Reading
What did you learn from a week’s worth of reading problems?
Richard Chronister with Judith Kotok, Georgann Gasaway, and M’Lou Dietzer
Page 20: The Music Reading PostBox
More on sightplaying
Mildred Kline and Mary Lou Camp
Page 22: Technique
What do you say when students ask: Why do I have to practice scales?
Scott McBride Smith with Michael Sitton and Amanda Penick
Page 31: You and Your Piano
Why do you hold MTNA certification?
Madeleine Crouch with Judith Price, Liz Manduca, Kay Koehnen, and Annette Hoverman
Page 33: The You and Your Piano PostBox
More hilarious musical moments
Meredyth Lewis, Poll Shaw Feitzinger, and Doris Edge
Page 34: Rhythm
What do you do when students count with their hands, arms, and elbows?
Marvin Blickenstaff with Kathryn Rood, Nancy Nelson, and John Weems
Page 38: Motivation
What is the difference between what motivates you today and what motivated you as a child?
Joyce Cameron with Sonja Leshan and Kristi Kruse
Page 41: The Motivation PostBox
Making choices and assessing awareness
Jack Wallace
Page 42: Adult Piano Study
How can we develop a social hook for the adult studying piano?
Brenda Dillon with Gail Masinda and Sandra Stewart
Page 46: Repertoire
What pieces do you teach that will never appear on your recitals?
Martha Appleby with E. Gregory Nagode
Page 50: Technology
What do you see in your crystal ball?
Marguerite Miller with Paul Sheftel, Suzanne Guy, and Kenon D. Renfrow
Page 52: The Technology PostBox
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Six Piano-Teaching Surfers
