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Keyboard Companion Autumn 1991; Vol. 2, No. 3
When a Student Transfers to a New Teacher, How Do You Ensure a Successful Transition?
Cathy Albergo, Editor Autumn has arrived and with it comes the start of a new year in our piano studios. As piano teachers begin to schedule…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1991; Vol. 2, No. 3
How Do You Get Your Students Off to a Good Start on a New Piece?
Elvina Pearce, Editor The question we are addressing in this issue's Home Practice Department seems particularly appropriate at the beginning of a new teaching season since…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1991; Vol. 2, No. 3
Do You Have Special Ways to Teach Reading to Students With Exceptional Ears?
Richard Chronister, Editor In this issue, we deal with those students whose ears are more—developed than their eyes—in the area of music, at least. For them,…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1991; Vol. 2, No. 3
How Do You Teach Your Students to Maintain Firm, Non-collapsing Fingers
Steven Roberson, Editor Three very fine teachers have provided wonderfully useful insights and solutions to this most vexing problem of teaching students to maintain firm, non-collapsing…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1991; Vol. 2, No. 3
How Do You Make a Big Piano Fit a Little Child? — and Other Tales
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…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1991; Vol. 2, No. 3
Why Do You Use Unit Counting With Your Beginners? When and Why Do You Teach Meter Counting?
Marvin Blickenstaff, Editor KEYBOARD COMPANION might well be sub-titled Where Piano Teachers Share. Helpful information is packed into each issue, with contributions from a large number…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1991; Vol. 2, No. 3
How Do You Adapt Your Teaching Style to Each Student’s Learning Pattern?
Joyce Cameron, Editor With the coming of fall, most of us resume teaching after a summer break. For many, it is a time of beginnings—new students,…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1991; Vol. 2, No. 3
What Has Piano Study Done for You Which Has Nothing to Do With Playing the Piano?
Brenda Dillon, Editor The National Piano Foundation is promoting academic research which addresses the non-musical benefits of learning to play the piano. For example, do children…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1991; Vol. 2, No. 3
What Is the First Bach Piece You Teach? What Does the Student Need to Know Before Beginning to Learn It?
Martha Appleby, Editor A variation on this question was asked recently at the conclusion of a workshop: "When do you begin a student "on the Bach…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1991; Vol. 2, No. 3
What Is Your Favorite Piece of Technology and How Do You Use It?
Marguerite Miller, Editor Soon after the inaugural issue of KEYBOARD COMPANION, I received a testimonial about the many uses of a drum machine. Later, the same…