Page 5: The Editor’s Page
It’s summer again – a time to look back, a time to plan ahead
Elvina Pearce
Page 8: Teacher/Student/Parent
What are your all-time favorite pieces?
Barbara Kreader
Page 12: Home Practice
What practice strategies would you assign for the “Fantasy Dance” from Op. 124 by Schumann?
Elvina Pearce with Kelley Benson, Sue Haug, and Kenneth Williams
Page 18: Music Reading
How do you incorporate ear training into your curriculum?
Craig Sale with Cathy Albergo, Gayle Kowalchyk, and James Goldsworthy
Page 22: Technique
How do you help students who say, “I know what I want, but my hands just won’t do it!”?
Scott McBride Smith with Lotus Cheng Brown, Lynda Metelsky, and David Tacher
Page 26: Rhythm
How does teaching in small groups help students’ rhythmic development?
Bruce Berr with Paula J. McLaughlin
Page 30: Perspectives in Pedagogy
How does your own piano practicing inform your piano teaching?
Kathleen Murray with Jeongwon Ham and Phyllis Alpert Lehrer
Page 36: Adult Piano Study
What is involved in teaching adult piano students in gerontology and retirement center programs?
Brenda Dillon with Martha Hilley, Paola Perin, and Carol Sailer
Page 40: Repertoire
How do you include music history in the study of repertoire?
Marvin Blickenstaff with Renee Derstine, Jean Stackhouse, and Sheila Vail
Page 44: From the Files
How do you plan a student’s repertoire for the coming school year?
Martha Appleby with Sara Krohn, Leanne Stehle Hedges, and James B. Lyke
Page 48: Technology
How do you recover the costs of your technology-related equipment?
George Litterst with Bobbie Rastall
Page 52: News and Views
How do you help to make your students’ lessons more relevant to their lives?
Helen Smith Tarchalski with Suzanne Guy and Joselyn Makowski
Page 54: Bulletin Board
Page 55: Advertiser Index
Page 56: On the cover
Page 57: Keyboard Kids’ Companion
Helen Smith Tarchalski
