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January 2016; Vol. 8, No. 1
Make parents your partners
In her book The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed, Jessica Laney writes,"... why do so…
January 2016; Vol. 8, No. 1
Beyond the Keyboard
Dr. Edwin Gordon was one of the most distinguished and influential music educators of the twentieth century. His work on the measurement of music performance, audiation,…
January 2016; Vol. 8, No. 1
The Teaching Legacy of Rosina Lhévinne – Part II
The year 2016 marks the seventieth anniversary of Rosina Lhévinne's first masterclass. Although Mme. Lhévinne may have started her masterclasses in Los Angeles feeling uncertain and…
January 2016; Vol. 8, No. 1
What are the best practices?
Editor's Note: In the November/December 2014 issue, Clavier Companion launched a series of articles addressing the future of piano teaching. The following article is part of…
January 2016; Vol. 8, No. 1
January 2016: Editor’s Page: In Order
For most of our daily activities, there is an order to things. This order is usually logical and almost always functional. Taking an "out of order"…
January 2016; Vol. 8, No. 1
2015 Clavier Companion Collegiate Writing Contest Runner-Up: Survival of the fittest: A reevaluation of traditional scale and arpeggio fingerings
Fingering holds a foundational place in fine piano technique. In the words of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, "More is lost through poor fingering than can be…
January 2016; Vol. 8, No. 1
2015 Clavier Companion Collegiate Writing Contest Winner: Checking in: A teacher’s role in the psychological aspects of injury recovery
In the Spring of 2015, Clavier Companion sponsored its seventh annual Collegiate Writing Contest, inviting college students from around the world to submit 1,500-word essays on…