Keyboard Companion Spring 2000; Vol. 11, No. 1
Keyboard Companion Spring 2000; Vol. 11, No. 1
view flipbook Page numbers refer to FlipBook pages and not the printed pages in the magazine. Page 5: The Editor’s Page Richard Chronister Page 6: Teacher/Student/Parent What do you do with a student who hates to play the piano? Barbara Kreader Page 10: Home Practice...
Does Piano Study Help Children in Other Aspects of School Study?
Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We would like to thank Madeleine Crouch for this article about piano study and how it affects academic achievement. To read the full article, click here. Between August 5 and September 15, The Frances Clark Center is...
What Are Some Careers for Musicians in the Music Industry?
Keyboard Companion Winter 1991; Vol. 2, No. 4
Madeleine Crouch, Editor Do you believe in a musical afterlife? Will I always be a piano teacher?Is there a life outside of teaching? Life does not always follow the BIG SCRIPT. Like many of you, I was a piano pedagogy major who expected to be...
How Do You Make a Big Piano Fit a Little Child? — and Other Tales
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1991; Vol. 2, No. 3
Madeleine Crouch, Editor Halfway through my first year of teaching for a piano school in my community, I was assigned a new pupil. Since we didn’t get too many beginners in January, I was looking forward to the change of pace in my teaching day....
Where Do You Go for Answers to Questions About the Piano?
Keyboard Companion Summer 1991; Vol. 2, No. 2
Madeleine Crouch, Editor Sometimes the most remarkable things are those which we tend to take for granted. When was the last time you picked up the telephone and thought, ”I’m actually going to speak with someone thousands of miles away.” Now, ask your friends if...
What Do I Need to Know About Moving My Piano?
Keyboard Companion Spring 1991; Vol. 2, No. 1
Madeleine Crouch, Editor Moving your household — furniture, pictures, clothes, records, books — is an unnerving experience at the very least. But moving a piano . . . it conjures up memories of the classic Laurel and Hardy film. Remember? It was Man against Instrument...
What Do Your Students Think about When Waiting for Their Turn to Play?
Keyboard Companion Autumn 2000; Vol. 11, No. 2
How long has it been since you played in a recital? Not long enough to forget how those pre-concert jitters felt, I’ll bet. It’s a time when the laws of physics are suspended. Minutes last for hours, and gravity pulls you down hard into your...
How Do I Work With Different Advertising and Publicity Media to Publicize An Event?
You hang up the phone, and can’t believe that someone has just talked you into heading up the publicity committee for your local music teacher association’s piano play-a-thon. “Oh, you’re so clever and good with words,” said your friend, flattering you into that can’t-say-no state. Now you’ve...
How Do You Help Your Music Major Students Choose a College?
Once in a while a student comes along that is head and shoulders (wrists and fingers?) above the rest of your studio. Let’s call her “Karen Keys.” Now Karen is a junior in high school, taking the PSAT exam, and listening to her home room...
How Do You Prepare a Student to Be a College Music Major?
Keyboard Companion Summer 1995; Vol. 6, no. 2
When it comes to movie sequels, I’m generally opposed. A great movie should be the final word on the subject. Who really needed Gone With the Wind: Scarlet and Rhett Together Again anyway? But when it comes to sequels for KEYBOARD COMPANION departments, that’s another story! We could endlessly...
Does Piano Study Help Children in Other Aspects of School Study?
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
Did someone ever ask you, “How do you know that’s true? Did you read it somewhere … what proof do you have?” And you answered without hesitation, “I don’t know how, I just know it!” Piano teachers just know that studying music, especially the piano, is good...
How Should I Plan for Retirement?
When we’re in our twenties, fresh out of school and getting a career off the ground, we have all the time in the world. When we reach our thirties, many of us are busy balancing a job with family. We’re busier than we’ve ever been,...
Where Do You Go for Answers to Questions about the Piano?
Sometimes the most remarkable things are those which we tend to take for granted. When was the ‘last time you picked up the telephone and thought, ”I’m actually going to speak with someone thousands of miles away.” Now, ask your friends if they can name...
How Do You Prepare for a Career as a Piano Technician?
Keyboard Companion Spring 1995; Vol. 6, No. 1
My piano tuner is also a flutist in a major symphony orchestra. During one of his first service calls to my home, I realized that the man sitting at my piano, casually dressed and listening intently, was wearing white tie and tails on stage the week...
What Do Publishers Look For When Deciding Which Pieces to Publish?
The general public reads books, but how many attempt to write one? Piano teachers, on the other hand, are frequently inspired to compose. If you were to poll your fellow teachers, I doubt that you could find anyone who hasn’t dabbled in composition, either for...