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Keyboard Companion Autumn 2000; Vol. 11, No. 2
The Magic Triangle: What Do You Do When a Child Doesn’t Practice?
I have never met a child who didn't want to practice. The operative word, of course, is want. As a young pianist, I left every lesson…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 2000; Vol. 11, No. 2
Is There a Relationship Between Student Dropouts and When and How Reading Is Introduced?
Introduction by Elvina Pearce We are frequently told that the dropout rate among piano students is very high. I remember being stunned a few years ago…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 2000; Vol. 11, No. 2
How Do You Work with a Student Who Plays Everything Loudly?
by Scott McBride Smith The problems of teaching young students to play with an efficient, pain-free, user-friendly technique have not lessened in the years since Keyboard…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 2000; Vol. 11, No. 2
What Do Your Students Think about When Waiting for Their Turn to Play?
How long has it been since you played in a recital? Not long enough to forget how those pre-concert jitters felt, I'll bet. It's a time…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 2000; Vol. 11, No. 2
How Do Your Students Practice to Avoid/Overcome Common Technical Problems?
by Elvina Pearce In the area of technique, the most proficient "practicers" are those who find effective ways to deal with whatever technical elements are present…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 2000; Vol. 11, No. 2
When and How Do You Introduce Rubato?
by Bruce Berr As piano teachers, we are constantly called upon to be master jugglers: precision and romance, agenda and spontaneity, structure and color, work and…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 2000; Vol. 11, No. 2
How Do You Motivate Students to Want to Practice?
by Joyce Cameron I recently heard a one-liner that describes my current experience: "Change is inevitable, except from vending machines." Thus, with this issue of KEYBOARD…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 2000; Vol. 11, No. 2
How Is Your Teaching Manner and Approach Different When You Teach Adults?
by Brenda Dillon In an earlier issue of KEYBOARD COMPANION, I wrote this about the challenges I face when teaching adult students: "The greatest challenge I…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 2000; Vol. 11, No. 2
How Do You Introduce New Pieces to Students?
by Marvin Blickenstaff Some of the best news to hit the piano teaching world this past summer was the revival of Keyboard Companion. When news spread…
Keyboard Companion Autumn 2000; Vol. 11, No. 2
How Do You Use Technology to Help Students with Special Learning Needs?
by Sandra Bowen I know how happy Richard Chronister would have been to see this issue of Keyboard Companion arrive in your mailbox. Richard was dedicated…