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January 2013; Vol. 5, No. 1
Teaching Music in a Virtual World
On this overly-warm Autumn afternoon, I am attempting to teach a Net-Gener1 how to play Bill Boyd's "Swing-a-Ling." How do I know eight-year-old Panagiotis is a Net-Gener?…
January 2013; Vol. 5, No. 1
Extraordinary Teaching Spaces
The cedar exterior of the Epperson Studio in Anchorage, Alaska. In my travels around the country as a clinician over the past decades, I have enjoyed…
January 2013; Vol. 5, No. 1
Small (But Efficient) Teaching Spaces
While the studios in Bruce Berr's article are inspiring and impressive, they also required substantial financial resources. We asked our readers to submit photos of small teaching spaces—we think…
January 2013; Vol. 5, No. 1
Wires, Cables, and Devices – Oh, My!
When it comes time to remake your studio, it is a good idea to plan for your current and future technology gear, which may include any of the following:…
January 2013; Vol. 5, No. 1
An Interview With Paul Sheftel
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…
January 2013; Vol. 5, No. 1
Playing Contemporary Pop
A piece of music can be centered around a key note, but have less of a feeling of a "western" chord progression. Contemporary pop pieces often use ambiguous chords…
January 2013; Vol. 5, No. 1
How Do You Teach Students to Read Patterns Rather Than Note-By-Note?
The idea of reading patterns in music first became important to me when I began teaching young students how to read music. In my formative years I was raised…
January 2013; Vol. 5, No. 1
Children Get Hurt, Too!
In the last twenty-five years a great deal of much needed attention has been given to musicians' injuries. It seems, however, that an overwhelming majority of the conference sessions and…
January 2013; Vol. 5, No. 1
Is Teaching Really That Different in Asia?
"East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet" may have held some truth in 1889, when Rudyard Kipling wrote the poem The Ballad of East…
January 2013; Vol. 5, No. 1
A Show-Stopper from Norman Dello Joio
Norman Dello Joio's Simple Sketches (Edward B.Marks/Hal Leonard) provides a rewarding musical and technical challenge for the late-intermediate student. The collection contains three fairly short pieces, the first of which,…