Page 5: The Editor’s Page
The life of composer Robert Starer
Richard Chronister
Page 6: Teacher/Student/Parent
Is it important for children to take lessons during the summer?
Barbara Kreader with Ross Thompson, Scott Thompson, and Julie Lovison
Page 10: Home Practice
What do you do in the lesson when the student has not practiced?
Elvina Pearce with Craig Sale, Luise May, and Nancy Liley
Page 14: Music Reading
Did you know that Robert Starer has written a novel about a piano teacher?
Richard Chronister with Robert Starer
Page 19: David Kraehenbuehl – 1923-1997
Richard Chronister, Martha Braden, and Anita Whalen
Page 22: Technique
Why is scale fingering important?
Scott McBride Smith
Page 26: You and Your Piano
How do you include music history in your piano lessons?
Madeleine Crouch with Ethel Huffman, Vicki Key, and Ann Fernandez
Page 28: The You and Your Piano PostBox
Piano lessons are a two-way responsibility.
Judi Messina
Page 30: Rhythm
How does a student get ready to use the metronome? Part I
Bruce Berr
Page 34: Motivation
What makes learning stick?
Joyce Cameron
Page 38: Adult Piano Study
Do you have any ideas about turning a public performance into a satisfactory experience for adults?
Brenda Dillon with Nancy Kraft, Anna Belle Bognar, and Kerry Carlin
Page 44: Repertoire
What kind of repertoire do you assign for an extended summer break?
Marvin Blickenstaff with Sara McDaniel, Judy Plagge, and Linda Witchie
Page 48: The Repertoire PostBox
What interactive software do you find successful?
Irene Reed, Martha Appleby, and Leanne Kirkham
Page 50: Technology
What is the biggest challenge facing you in your electronic studio?
Sandra Bowen with Carolyn Queener, Jeanne Dickson Patterson, and Susan Farmer
Page 54: The Technology PostBox
Welcome, Sandra Bowen . . .
Regina Roper, Marci Pittman, and Polly Feitzinger
