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Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
view flipbook Page 4: A Parent's Point of View Home Computer Programs Elizabeth Van Ness Page 5: The Editor's Page The Piano Class Richard Chronister Page…
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
When Choosing an Elementary Method, What Do You Look For in the Area of Note Reading?
One of our writers says, "Our country must lead the world in proliferation of elementary method books." Some teachers swear by their favorite method and have…
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
Does Piano Study Help Children in Other Aspects of School Study?
Did someone ever ask you, “How do you know that’s true? Did you read it somewhere … what proof do you have?” And you answered without…
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
What Is the New Monster Concert?
We are told that Louis Moreau Gottschalk, America’s first matinee idol, was the creator of the “piano orchestra” or Monster Concert, which became a genuine institution…
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
What Is Good Material to Use With Elementary Transfer Students Who Are Playing Music Far Too Difficult?
There are many reasons why students change teachers. In this mobile society, it is frequently because the student or teacher has moved to another location. But…
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
How Do You Keep Your Adults From Using The Lesson Times as Therapy Sessions?
If confession is good for the soul, then my soul is about to feel really good. Because I am going to admit to something which may…
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
How Do You Decide What to Say After Your Student Finishes Playing? Part II
Piano teachers have to make dozens, perhaps hundreds, of decisions during each teaching day. But, have you ever really thought about how you make all of…
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
What Is Your Opinion of Counting Aloud and How Do You Encourage This Activity at Home?
“I don’t believe in counting aloud. I just feel the beat.” You can imagine my surprise at this response from an adult student who was playing incorrect rhythms in passages of Rhapsody in Blue. I thought, like most of us would, that the fastest way to solve the problem would be to have…
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
Do You Have a Favorite Technical Regimen for Early-Level Students?
"Have you ever seen a piano teacher as tall as I am?," I asked a 4-year old prospective student at her audition last week. I've learned…
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
What Suggestions Do You Give Students for How to Practice Ornaments?
We have all heard student performances of pieces which might have been quite acceptable except for the stumbles and hesitations surrounding the execution of ornaments. Perhaps these students should not have been assigned pieces containing ornaments. Or, maybe all of the ornaments should have been deleted before the pieces were begun. On the other hand, is it…
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
What Music Games and Activities Do Your Students Like the Most? Part II
Games, Games, and More Games! The response to our first article about using musical games and activities in teaching (Autumn, 1993) created enough mail and reader response that we thought it was time for a sequel! Our authors for this issue are some highly creative teachers who have created their own musical games,…
Keyboard Companion Summer 1994; Vol. 5, No. 2
Which Music Computer Programs Do You Use at Home?
Lexington, South Carolina Award-winning piano student Andrew Capobianco, 8, works with state of the art computer programs at his teacher's studio, then uses affordable music games software at home: ''You try to find a quarter note on the screen. Or you push down the button for as…