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Keyboard Companion Autumn 1994; Vol. 5, No. 3
Should Parents Attend Their Children’s Lessons?
As I interviewed a series of parents, students, and teachers about whether or not parents should attend their children's lessons, some interesting patterns and responses began…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1994; Vol. 5, No. 3
What Steps Would You Suggest for Practicing the Kabalevsky Etude, Op. 27, No. 3?
Probably every teacher would agree that a student’s ultimate success with a new piece depends, for the most part, on how that student approaches it during the…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1994; Vol. 5, No. 3
What Do You Do When the Notes Go Up and Your Students Plays Down?
Every aspect of piano teaching has its share of problems that relate to the question for this issue–those things that seem so natural and easy for us,…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1994; Vol. 5, No. 3
How Do You Teach Pedal to Young Students?
I often begin thinking about topics for Keyboard Companion by doing my own informal survey of currently available literature on subjects I am considering for the Technique Department.…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1994; Vol. 5, No. 3
How Can I Liven Up My Students’ Recitals?
Caution! The following announcement is not intended for any faint-of-heart readers: It’s hard to liven up an event that’s often dead on arrival. All the refreshments and…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1994; Vol. 5, No. 3
How Do You Teach Students to Feel Tempo Before Beginning to Play?
For the elementary piano student, the act of starting to play a piece of music is a complicated synthesis of many factors. Do I have the correct position? Does the…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1994; Vol. 5, No. 3
How Do You Renew Your Enthusiasm for Teaching Each Year?
The feeling engendered by teaching can span the full range of human emotion-stimulating, routine, exciting, boring, satisfying, frustrating, fulfilling, discouraging, and so on. In fact, using the…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1994; Vol. 5, No. 3
How Do You Circumvent or Counterbalance an Adult’s Feelings of Inadequacy?
In The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey writes eloquently and persuasively about living a principle-centered life. Although all seven habits have the potential to…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1994; Vol. 5, No. 3
How Important Are Editions for the Earliest Repertoire?
Original manuscripts have evolved from Johann Sebastian Bach, whose hand-written copies (with occasional smudges) contain almost no markings, to Beethoven, who added not only precise dynamic…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 1994; Vol. 5, No. 3
How Does Technology Enhance Themed Recitals?
Why did I include the word “theme” in ‘this issue’s question about using technology in recitals? Because I have noticed a very welcome trend away from…