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Keyboard Companion Summer 2007; Vol. 18, No. 2
Three generations of teachers on teaching with technology
I still remember my first two piano students. The time was the early 1970s. I was a junior at Vassar College, and my piano tcacher thought that…
Keyboard Companion Summer 2007; Vol. 18, No. 2
Take two music lessons and call me in the morning
The keynote speaker at the 2005 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy was Karl Bruhn. This dynamic musician gave an exciting address on his work with Recreational…
Keyboard Companion Summer 2007; Vol. 18, No. 2
What are your favorite teaching aids for music reading?
Whenever I visit the exhibit hall at MTNA and other music teacher conventions or browse through the advertisements in publications for teachers, I am always a…
Keyboard Companion Summer 2007; Vol. 18, No. 2
How do you counsel a student after a disappointing performance?
Know and understand your student as a person by Phyllis Pieffer Is there any performer who has not experienced a "disappointing" performance at some point in his or her career?…
Keyboard Companion Summer 2007; Vol. 18, No. 2
What have I learned being an editor of the Rhythm Department?
I once heard it said that no one learns more at a clinic than the clinician. As strange as that may sound, based on my own experiences,…
Keyboard Companion Summer 2007; Vol. 18, No. 2
How do you teach choreography to young students?
Subscribers to Keyboard Companion know the importance of a good beginning. And this month's Technique column offers some wonderful tools to help students get started with good technical…
Keyboard Companion Summer 2007; Vol. 18, No. 2
Are adult piano students willing to self-teach?
When I gave one of my first presentations talking about adult students planning their own parties and studio classes, I was shocked by the audience response. "Adults…
Keyboard Companion Summer 2007; Vol. 18, No. 2
Just a second… added notes enhance basic harmonies
Of all the seductive elements in the jazz idiom, it was the harmony that attracted me in the beginning. I really can't say when I first…
Keyboard Companion Summer 2007; Vol. 18, No. 2
What is the role of “etudes” in a pianist’s development? Which ones do you use and when?
Daily I am reminded of the numerous things that should be taught in lessons to develop knowledgeable and proficient pianists. Certainly in a 30 or even 60-minute…