
Page 5: The Editor’s Page
Richard Chronister
Page 6: Teacher/Student/Parent
Should siblings study in the same method?
Barbara Kreader with Amy Rose, Gretchen E. Mason, and Mary Jo Lay
Page 9: The Magic Triangle PostBox
Dealing with recital nerves
Janet Thorndike
Page 10: Home Practice
What do you include on the student’s assignment sheet for home practice?
Elvina Pearce with Beverly Lapp, Susan R. Osborne, and Marilyn Crosland
Page 16: Music Reading
How do you integrate composition and reading?
Richard Chronister with Carola Grindea, Shilla Hekmat, and Martha Baker
Page 22: Technique
How do you develop a sound technique with beginning students? Part I
Scott McBride Smith with David Westfall
Page 26: You and Your Piano
Do you perform in your studio recitals? Part II
Madeleine Crouch with Marjorie Wiltse, Dolores Bloodgood, John Bisceglia, Sue Baird, Linda Rohmund, and Deborah Yardley Beers
Page 30: Rhythm
How is your teaching of rhythm affected by your own earliest rhythm learning?
Bruce Berr with Ludmila Lazar
Page 36: Motivation
How do you help your students acquire self-confidence? Mapping the way to understanding.
Joyce Cameron with Rebecca Shockley, Marianne Fleming Bryan, and Gail Berenson
Page 42: Adult Piano Study
How do you make music theory practical for your adult leisure students?
Brenda Dillon with Deanne Harmon and Roma Eicher
Page 46: Repertoire
When choosing a method for your beginning students, what role does the repertoire play in your decision? Part II
Marvin Blickenstaff with Helen Canine, Beatrice A. Miller, and Erica G. McClellan
Page 50: Technology
If you had to limit your software library to three titles, what would they be?
Sandra Bowen with Nancy Ostromencki, Polly Shaw Feitzinger, and Dan Severino
Page 54: The Technology PostBox
Linda Holden, Liza Gallegos, and Polly Feitzinger
