Piano Magazine September 2009; Vol. 1, No. 5

September 2009; Vol. 1, No. 5

September 2009 Cover

Page numbers refer to FlipBook pages and not the printed pages in the magazine.


Page 6: Editor’s Page

Guiding your students

Pete Jutras


Page 8: Variations

What music means to me

Barbara Kreader


Page 10: Musings

The story of winning

Jane Magrath


Page 12: A new look at current methods

Marienne Uszler


Page 20: Perspectives in Pedagogy

There’s a new series in the music story – how should I evaluate it?

Rebecca Johnson


Page 24: The state of music education in America

Seymour Bernstein


Page 26: Jazz/Pop

ii-V-i: An essential building block of minor jazz harmony

Geoff Haydon


Page 30: Music Reading

When choosing an elementary method, what do you look for in the teaching of reading?

Craig Sale with Reid Alexander and Ann Gipson


Page 38: Technique

What is 3-D piano technique?

Scott McBride Smith with Fred Karpoff


Page 42: Home Practice

How do you teach your students the basics of practicing?

Jennifer Hayghe


Page 46: Counterpoint

The recession-resistant studio

Helen Smith Tarchalski with Brian Chung and Gulimina Mahamuti


Page 54: Inside the Profession

How do you help prepare students for music study in college?

Siok Lian Tan


Page 60: Poetry Corner


Page 62: Reviews


Page 68: Keyboard Kids’ Companion


Page 70: Pupil Savers


Page 71: Advertiser Index


Page 72: News and Notes


Page 73: Letters to the Editor


Page 74: Questions and Answers


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