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Keyboard Companion Winter 1992; Vol. 3, No. 4
It’s Never Too Late: Adult Piano Study – How Is Teaching Teenage Beginners Different From Teaching Adult Beginners?
How Is Teaching Teenage Beginners Different From Teaching Adult Beginners? Brenda Dillon, Editor Our two writers have chosen to address this question quite differently. Susan Ogilvy…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1992; Vol. 3, No. 4
From the Inside Out: Motivation – How Do You Find the Musical Messages in a Piece of Music? Part II
How Do You Find the Musical Messages in a Piece of Music? Part II Joyce Cameron, Editor In the last issue of KEYBOARD COMPANION, four pedagogy…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1992; Vol. 3, No. 4
The Rhythm Post Box: Rhythmic inaccuracies in pieces ready for performance
The editors are eager to receive your answers to the questions posed in KEYBOARD COMPANION. All letters are subject to editing. By Martha J. Baker In…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1992; Vol. 3, No. 4
The Magic Triangle: Teacher/Student/Parent: What Should Parents Do If They Are Dissatisfied with the Teacher?
What Should Parents Do If They Are Dissatisfied with the Teacher? Cathy Albergo, Editor Our question for this issue is somewhat touchy! If we are not…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1992; Vol. 3, No. 4
The Magic Triangle Post Box: For the sake of the coming recital…
For the sake of the coming recital… By La Donna Morales, Lansing Michigain I am a music and foreign language teacher, a public performer, a mother…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1992; Vol. 3, No. 4
Let’s Get Physical: Technique – What Etudes Do You Use With Your Elementary and Intermediate Students and Why?
What Etudes Do You Use With Your Elementary and Intermediate Students and Why? Steven Roberson, Editor Have you ever wondered what etudes to use with your…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1992; Vol. 3, No. 4
The Editor’s Page: Music in Motion’s Amy Stewart
by Richard Chronister The fascinating art work on the cover of this issue is by artist Amy Stewart who lives in Dallas, Texas. This Escher-inspired design…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1992; Vol. 3, No. 4
The Home Practice Post Box
It is necessary to work on the production… Leonice T. Kidd Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina The following was inspired by the Summer, 1992, Home Practice Department…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1992; Vol. 3, No. 4
Independence Day: Music Reading – How Do You Teach Your Students Not To Back Up and Start Over?
How Do You Teach Your Students Not To Back Up and Start Over? Richard Chronister, Editor Our question for this issue is not worded very delicately,…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1992; Vol. 3, No. 4
Partners in Time: You and Your Piano – How and why do you promote your studio? – Part II
How and why do you promote your studio? - Part II Madeleine Crouch, Editor All right, it's time for true confessions. Why did my parents decide…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1992; Vol. 3, No. 4
The Heart of the Matter: Rhythm – How Do You Teach 6/8 Meter
How Do You Teach 6/8 Meter? Marvin Blickenstaff, Editor Although there are infinite subtleties in the way composers deal with basic duple and triple meters, one…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1992; Vol. 3, No. 4
The Other Teacher: Home Practice – What are your main concerns about your students’ home practice? Part II
What are your main concerns about your students' home practice? Part II Elvina Pearce, Editor ln the Summer, 1992, issue, the question addressed in our Home…