How Do You Plan A Student’s Repertoire for the Coming School Year?
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We would like to thank Martha Appleby, Sara Krohn, Leanne Hedges, and James B Lyke for this insightful article about planning repertoire. To read the full article, click here. Although few teachers of my acquaintance indulge in...
How Do You Plan a Student’s Repertoire for the Coming School Year?
Keyboard Companion Summer 1991; Vol. 2, No. 2
Martha Appleby, Editor Although few teachers of my acquaintance indulge in a languid state of inactivity during the summer, it is a time when we re-evaluate the progress of our students during the previous school year and determine what changes to make in the fall....
Does Practice on a Digital Keyboard in the Early Years of Study Prevent a Student From Becoming a Good Pianist? Part II
Keyboard Companion Summer 1995; Vol. 6, no. 2
In this issue, we continue with four more responses to the question first posed in the Spring 1995 issue regarding the use of digital keyboards for home practice. In keeping with the spirit of KEYBOARD COMPANION, we want to know your response to this question....
An Interview With Paul Sheftel
January 2013; Vol. 5, No. 1
Paul Sheftel with the Steuermanns on his Juilliard graduation day. I first met Paul Sheftel when he worked with the educational wing of the Baldwin Piano Company, back in the early 1970s. Through the ensuing years I attended many of his instructive (and always humorous) sessions at MTNA....
Robert Pace A Tribute
November 2011; Vol. 3, No. 6
Both the scope of materials to be used and the sequence, or order of presentation, are crucial to the success of the student at each stage of development. Students should understand so clearly what they are doing during the lesson that they can literally teach...