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Keyboard Companion Spring 1995; Vol. 6, No. 1
What Have You Learned From Your Own Practice That Has Affected What and How You Teach Your Students About Practice?
Most of what I’ve learned about practice, I’ve learned from teaching. However, there are a few things that I learned as a student that I still strongly…
Keyboard Companion Spring 1995; Vol. 6, No. 1
How Do You Teach Your Students Not to Hesitate at a Bar Line?
In one of the earlier issues of KEYBOARD COMPANION, a subscriber wrote to the Rhythm Post Box offering a suggestion for handling the problem of students…
Keyboard Companion Spring 1995; Vol. 6, No. 1
How Do You Prepare for a Career as a Piano Technician?
My piano tuner is also a flutist in a major symphony orchestra. During one of his first service calls to my home, I realized that the man…
Keyboard Companion Spring 1995; Vol. 6, No. 1
How Do You Balance Your Emphasis on Accuracy and Interpretation?
In the last issue, students and parents responded to the question, What makes piano study a positive experience for you or your child?, and I invited readers…
Keyboard Companion Spring 1995; Vol. 6, No. 1
Why Is Playing the Piano Beneficial for Adults With Arthritis?
We are fortunate to have this question answered by two writers who are extremely knowledgeable about arthritis. Charlotte Frazier is a Registered Music Therapist (RMT) who…
Keyboard Companion Spring 1995; Vol. 6, No. 1
Is the Repertoire You Are Teaching in 1994-95 Different From the Repertoire You Taught in 1984-85?
Change is a highly volatile presence in our daily lives and in our profession. It is evident in our family structure and in all the institutions…
Keyboard Companion Spring 1995; Vol. 6, No. 1
How Did You Choose a Summer Music Camp?
Moscow, Russia Dione Biondi Knowles lives in Tacoma, Washington, but she's traveled the world to find a good summer piano program. At 14, she studied at the…
Keyboard Companion Spring 1995; Vol. 6, No. 1
What Are the Signs of Talent?
Many a parent whose child begins piano lessons wonders, "Does my child have any talent?" The question itself seems to spawn several others: How can a…
Keyboard Companion Spring 1995; Vol. 6, No. 1
How Do You Teach Students to Plan Fingering?
The subject of fingering may be one of the most neglected aspects of reading. I suspect we might all be surprised if we really knew how…