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Keyboard Companion Winter 2007; Vol. 18, No. 4
Pedagogic Training + Teaching Experience + Compositional talent = Robert Vandall!
As I have taught over the years, I have come to trust and rely on certain composers. I know that these composers write high quality music…
Keyboard Companion Winter 2007; Vol. 18, No. 4
Improvising for non-improvisers
When you hear dazzling improvisation from top jazz players, you may be overcome by something very akin to inertia. "I could never do that so I'm not…
Keyboard Companion Winter 2007; Vol. 18, No. 4
Shouldn’t technical study be fun? Liszt, etude practice, and attention to detail…
It rests in a corner of a neo-classical style building from the 1920s - a beautiful temple, faced with Indiana limestone. The central court in which it…
Keyboard Companion Winter 2007; Vol. 18, No. 4
How do rhythm and tempo interact with each other, and how does this inform your teaching?
As unlikely as it may seem, people like myself who enjoy tinkering with old radios have to deal with a phenomenon that is similar to one…
Keyboard Companion Winter 2007; Vol. 18, No. 4
What keeps me coming back to piano study? The views of two adult students
"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment." -from The Writing Life by Annie Dillard Mark sent me this quote, which…
Keyboard Companion Winter 2007; Vol. 18, No. 4
How do you deal with “stage fright” or performance anxiety?
Anyone who has ever walked on stage and performed a piano solo by memory has had to deal in some way with "stage fright" or performance…
Keyboard Companion Winter 2007; Vol. 18, No. 4
“What’s goin’ on in there?”
Kids today are involved with lots of activities. Sports, music, special academic clubs, and other fun events keep them busy, busy, busy. In our family we try not…
Keyboard Companion Winter 2007; Vol. 18, No. 4
How do you use multimedia in your concerts and student recitals?
Multimedia is nothing more than the combination of two or more modalities of communication. Combine images with text, motion video with music, or ballet with sound effects,…