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January 2015; Vol. 7, No. 1
The miracle of music: An interview with Stephen Hough
Stephen Hough has been called a Renaissance Man. In 2009 he was named one of the top twenty living polymaths by The Economist and Intelligent Life…
January 2015; Vol. 7, No. 1
Dorothy Stolzenbach Payne: Remembering a legendary Cincinnati piano teacher
Last year I stumbled upon a short book called Is There a Piano in the House? This book is about the life of Dorothy Payne, well-known…
January 2015; Vol. 7, No. 1
The Future of Piano Teaching: Evaluating new teaching tools
Editor's note: In the November/December 2014 issue, Clavier Companion launched a series of articles addressing the future of piano teaching. This article is part of that series,…
January 2015; Vol. 7, No. 1
Advancing intermediate students
In today's world where younger and younger students are effortlessly performing advanced repertoire, I want to gain insight from their teachers on how this has been…
January 2015; Vol. 7, No. 1
Comping 102 — Going further with “boom-chicks”
Last time, we explored playing a basic (boom-chick) stride pattern to accompany students when no duet part is provided. Now, we'll consider two ways to enhance…
January 2015; Vol. 7, No. 1
Brahms and the women in his life
Johannes Brahms was born into poverty on May 7, 1833, in Hamburg, Germany. His mother, whom Brahms adored, was seventeen years older than his father, a…
January 2015; Vol. 7, No. 1
Do perfect performances exist?
Do you remember how old you were when you started playing the piano? How old were you when started lessons; when you played in your first…
January 2015; Vol. 7, No. 1
Effective, enforceable studio policies
Why do I need policies? Constructing effective and enforceable policies is ultimately about preserving relationships with our piano families. By communicating our expectations formally, we are…
January 2015; Vol. 7, No. 1
The positive pianist: How flow brings passion to practice and performance
We have all experienced times when, instead of being buffeted by anonymous forces, we do feel in control of our actions, masters of our own fate.…
January 2015; Vol. 7, No. 1
January 2015: Variations: Take the leap
Do you remember your first piano student? I certainly do. His name was Steve Glickman, and I was his fifth piano teacher in four years. It…