Happy 90th Birthday to Marvin Blickenstaff!
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Piano Teaching Programs Reviewed: ArtistWorks and Meludia
July 2017; Vol. 9, No. 4
ArtistWorks OVERVIEW: Equipment needed: Computer, phone, or tablet with video recording capability; internet connection. Mac and Windows are supported. Pricing: Packages are $105 for 3 months, $179 for 6 months, and $279 for 12 months. Video lectures/ lessons, backing tracks, video exchanges and submissions, and theory courses vary according to package....
¿Por qué no?
Upon completing my master’s degree, I considered various ideas as to where and how to continue my education. Although pursuing a doctoral degree is essential for musicians who wish to achieve careers in academia, the time commitment and financial investment did not feel right for...
bitKlavier: Expanding Musicianship bit by bit
Summer 2020; Vol. 12, No. 3
Jai Raman, a sixth-grade student at the New School for Music Study, was not excited to study Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999. When he began the piece with instructor Kristin Cahill, Jai was quite adamant that he had no desire to play...
Playground Sessions
September 2016; Vol. 8, No. 5
by Kristin Cahill OVERVIEW: • PRICE AND OPTIONS: -$9.99/month (billed annually); includes $20 in song credits -$17.99 for a single month; includes one free song -$269.99 lifetime membership; includes $40 in song credits *All subscriptions have full access to Playground software, community features (social media,...
How do you teach technique to beginning piano students?
May 2016; Vol. 8, No. 3
Beginning piano technique: Back to basics “He’s just trying it out, so he doesn’t need an expert teacher. We’ll just go to the most inexpensive teacher we can find until we know he likes it.” How many times have we bristled at this kind of...