Page 5: The Editor’s Page
Group lessons – a plus?
Elvina Pearce with Ted Cooper
Page 7: On the cover
Page 8: Teacher/Student/Parent
Why did you choose to major in music and what did everyone think about your choice?
Barbara Kreader with Kingsley Day, Fred Kern, Carol Klose, and Karen and Robert Vandall
Page 14: Home Practice
The Schumann “Romance in F#, Op. 28, No. 2” – its evolution from workout to artistic performance
Elvina Pearce with Phyllis Lehrer
Page 18: Music Reading
How important are rhythm, dynamics, and articulation in first readings of a new piece?
Craig Sale with Ester Chan and Jessica Johnson
Page 22: Technique
What are some of your favorite etudes and exercises?
Scott McBride Smith with Catharine Lysinger, Nehama Patkin, and Krista Wallace-Boaz
Page 26: Rhythm
What are some rhythmic pieces you like to teach and why?
Bruce Berr with Helen Chao-Casano and Susan Osborn
Page 32: Perspectives in Pedagogy
Are you product-oriented, process-oriented, or both?
Rebecca Johnson with Peter Webster
Page 36: Adult Piano Study
What pieces do your adult students like to learn the most?
Michelle Conda with Vicki McArthur, Kenon Renfrow, and Scott Price
Page 40: Repertoire & Performance
When is a student ready to begin the Bach Inventions? Which one do you assign first and where do you go from there?
Nancy Bachus with Father Sean Duggan and Louis B. Nagel
Page 44: Technology
How do you use technology to teach rhythm?
George Litterst with Sara Hagan and Michelle Sissler
Page 49: Tech Tips
Page 50: News & Views
To choreograph or not to choreograph?
Helen Smith Tarchalski with Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield
Page 56: Advertiser Index
Page 57: Keyboard Kids’ Companion
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