Creative Piano Teaching

This is the third edition of this terrific book intended for piano teachers and piano pedagogy students preparing to enter the profession. The book covers aspects of elementary and intermediate level piano teaching for children & adults. Contents: PART 1: ELEMENTARY PIANO INSTRUCTION *Developmental characteristics of children *The preparation of the piano teacher *The private lesson - how to begin *Modes of instruction *Some whys, hows & whats of preschool piano *Selecting a piano series & supplementary music *Music reading at the piano *Naming notes is not reading - a sequential approach to music reading *Transposition *Keyboard theory for the elementary student *Technical development for elementary students *Practicing at the elementary level *Preparing students for concerts *Collaborative playing for the elementary student *Duet, duo piano & concerto play8ing for the elementary student *Holiday repertoire for the elementary student PART 2: INTERMEDIATE PIANO INSTRUCTION *An approach to Bach & Scarlatti *Essential Baroque repertoire for the middle school and high school student *An approach to class repertoire *Essential classic repertoire for the middle school & high school student *An approach to Romantic repertoire *Essential Romantic repertoire for the middle school & high school student *An approach to 20th century music *Essential 20th century repertoire for the secondary student *An approach to jazz literature *Introducing jazz to the intermediate student *Ensemble repertoire for the intermediate student *Technical development for the intermediate student *Practice techniques for the intermediate student *Internalization via memorization for the intermediate student *Fingering principles for the intermediate student *Music medicine and today's piano teacher PART 3: ADULT PIANO INSTRUCTION *The adult beginner in the studio & college *The adult in a college piano lab *Standards in piano proficiency PART 4: TECHNOLOGY & PIANO TEACHING & more