Page 5: The Editor’s Page
Is there just one kind of piano recital?
Richard Chronister
Page 6: Teacher/Student/Parent
Why did you quit piano lessons?
Barbara Kreader with Claire Zabel, Mary Kay Zabel, Megan Breslin, and Ben Kreader
Page 10: Home Practice
I played it perfectly at home – why not here?
Elvina Pearce with William Westney, Phyllis Lehrer, and Gail Berenson
Page 14: Music Reading
Does group teaching help you teach reading?
Richard Chronister with Christopher Hepp, Christine Hicks, Kathy Nafius, and Sue Collier
Page 20: Technique
How do you develop user-friendly technique in young students?
Scott McBride Smith
Page 24: You and Your Piano
Have you ever been fired by a student?
Madeleine Crouch with Karen Bartlett, Hanah Waterman, Karen Eliason, and Jackie Gilpin
Page 25: The You and Your Piano PostBox
I finished my tenure by breaking the fifth commandment.
Kenneth Renshaw
Page 28: Rhythm
Do your students hear their newly assigned repertoire before they begin to practice?
Marvin Blickenstaff with Carol E. Ratzlaf, Judy Warburton, and Jennifer Lim
Page 32: Motivation
How do you use exploration to solve technical problems?
Joyce Cameron with Mary Hall Kogen and Joanne Haroutounian
Page 36: Adult Piano Study
Is traditional notation the best approach for teaching beginning adults?
Brenda Dillon with Reid Alexander and Jean Warner
Page 40: Repertoire
What interactive software do you find successful with early-level students?
Martha Appleby with Leanne Hedges Kirkham and Julie Romeo
Page 44: Technology
Do you want an elementary student to use a digital keyboard for home practice?
Marguerite Miller with Judy Plagge, M’Lou Dietzer, Virginia Houser, and Sandra Bowen
Page 50: The Technology PostBox
What does it cost to have the best of both worlds?
Patrick Meader
