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Keyboard Companion Winter 1993; Vol. 4, No. 4
Keyboard Companion Winter 1993; Vol. 4, No. 4
view flipbook Page 4: Helping at Home A Parent's Point of View Elizabeth Van Ness Page 5: The Editor's Page Technology in the visual arts Richard…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1993; Vol. 4, No. 4
What’s Your Answer? Teacher Responses to Previous Magic Triangle Questions.
I want to express my deepest appreciation to the many readers who write in to share their ideas and teaching tips with us! Your ideas are always…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1993; Vol. 4, No. 4
Can a Student Have Fun and Learn at the Same Time?
Fun, a simple three letter word which is probably a part of every young child's vocabulary, can be used to communicate two very different kinds of…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1993; Vol. 4, No. 4
How Do I Work With Different Advertising and Publicity Media to Publicize An Event?
You hang up the phone, and can't believe that someone has just talked you into heading up the publicity committee for your local music teacher association's piano…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1993; Vol. 4, No. 4
What are the most important aspects of technique to cover in the first years of piano study?
Every week, it seems, we hear of another case of pianists' hand and arm problems. Well-known concert performers, up-and- coming young artists, promising students ... the list…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1993; Vol. 4, No. 4
How Do You Teach Fluent Rhythm Reading?
When piano teachers talk about music reading, we tend to think only of note reading. In fact, the questions we have posed for this department of…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1993; Vol. 4, No. 4
As a College Teacher, What Would You Like Your Incoming Freshman Students to Know About How to Practice?
AII of us who have been in college music buildings which house practice rooms are aware of the almost continuous sounds of student practice emanating from…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1993; Vol. 4, No. 4
What are the Opportunities for the Teacher in the Retirement/Nursing Facility Center?
It has been said that inside the body of every seventy-year-old is a thirty-fiveyear- old saying, "What happened?" This brings to mind a friend who asked…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1993; Vol. 4, No. 4
What Competition Pieces Do You Use With Early-Level Students and Why?
Any question that includes the word "competition" will immediately trigger hot flashes of emotional response among piano teachers. With the additional phrase "early-level students," the heat level…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1993; Vol. 4, No. 4
How Do You Practice Rhythm? – A Student Survey
In a recent faculty seminar our resource person was an educator whose research expertise focuses on teaching effectiveness. During the seminar he showed video-tapes of effective classroom procedures…
Keyboard Companion Winter 1993; Vol. 4, No. 4
How Do You Use a Sequencer To Prepare Your Own Practice/Performance Disks?
by Marguerite Miller To fully appreciate some of the technological wonders of today requires some knowledge of or experience with the equipment of the past. For example,…