The Piano Teacher's Survival Guide

Author: Anthony Williams
Publisher: Faber Music Ltd
ISBN: 0571590381
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 203

Book Description
From preparing for the very first lesson to mastering fiendish fingering and performance anxiety, this inspirational guide helps teachers nurture and support students at every level and develop a love of the piano. With musical communication at its heart, The Piano Teacher's Survival Guide tackles universal issues and common frustrations faced by all pianists as well as improving and developing teaching skills and piano technique.

How to Teach Piano Successfully

Author: James W. Bastien
Publisher: Computer Science Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 436

Book Description

Jazz Piano for the Young Beginner

Author: Misha V. Stefanuk
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610651618
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 49

Book Description
Jazz Piano for the Young Beginner is designed specifically for beginning piano students who are looking for fun and modern music material. It begins with chapters on how to find notes on the piano, hand positioning and an introduction to rhythm and musical notation. It discusses posture, explains how to select an appropriate instrument and includes a simple glossary of musical terms. Jazz Piano for the Young Beginner consist of 30 fun piano pieces including Chatter Rag, Friday Boogie, Max's Trot and Blue All the Way, composed by Mel Bay best selling author of Jazz Piano Chords and Jazz Piano Scales, Misha V. Stefanuk. the included CD allows students to enjoy the music and to hear how the pieces should be performed.

The Perfect Wrong Note

Author: William Westney
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9781574671452
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
(Amadeus). In this groundbreaking book, prize-winning pianist and noted educator William Westney helps readers discover their own path to the natural, transcendent fulfillment of making music. Drawing on experience, psychological insight, and wisdom ancient and modern, Westney shows how to trust yourself and set your own musicality free. He offers healthy alternatives for lifelong learning and suggests significant change in the way music is taught. For example, playing a wrong note can be constructive, useful, even enlightening. The creator of the acclaimed Un-Master Class workshop also explores the special potential of group work, outlining the basics of his revelatory workshop that has transformed the music experience for participants the world over. Practicing, in Westney's view, is a lively, honest, adventurous, and spiritually rewarding enterprise, and it can (and should) meet with daily success, which empowers us to grow even more. Teachers, professionals, and students of any instrument will benefit from this unique guide, which brings artistic vitality, freedom, and confidence within everyone's reach.

Teaching Piano to Students With Special Needs

Author: Mary Ann Froehlich
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1456607731
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 88

Book Description
This book offers one approach for teaching piano to students with special needs.

101 Ideas for Piano Group Class: Building an Inclusive Music Community for Students of All Ages and Abilities

Author: Mary Ann Froehlich
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457438851
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 88

Book Description
This interactive, practical book for teachers not only contains creative ideas for group classes, but also includes mental energizers, room for notes, and brainstorming concepts for planning personalized group classes. It is divided into three sections: Part I lays the foundation for the educational philosophy behind group learning, Part II focuses on ideas for piano group classes, and Part III discusses teaching piano students with special needs.

Music Teacher's Survival Guide

Author: Rosalie A. Haritun
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 456

Book Description
This unique resource is packed with innovative, tested strategies, timesavers, and problem-solvers to help K-8 music teachers in virtually every aspect of their work - from lesson planning and general music instruction, to classroom management and discipline. Written in a highly readable style, with light-hearted illustrations throughout, the GUIDE identifies the specific skills and behaviors associated with teaching and learning each of the specialized areas of music.

Practical Piano Pedagogy

Author: Martha Baker-Jordan
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780757922206
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 476

Book Description
Accompanying CD-ROM contains forms from the text.

The Piano Handbook

Author: Carl Humphries
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879307271
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
Enhanced by an audio CD of selected examples and pieces, a course in playing all major styles of piano covers a history of the instrument and offers progressive instruction in all areas of technique, including posture, fingering, pedalling, scales, and exercises.

Unconditional Teaching

Author: Paul Harris
Publisher: Faber Music Ltd
ISBN: 0571592082
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
The full eBook version of Unconditional Teaching in fixed-layout format. Paul Harris's ground-breaking and inspirational new approach encourages teachers to explore and transform how they teach. Paul identifies and reimagines the barriers or 'conditions' that can stand in the way of effective teaching, to allow for the most immersive and positive learning experience. Written in Paul's accessible and engaging style, ideas are tackled from both a practical and psychological perspective, rooted in Paul's renowned Simultaneous Learning methodology. For teachers of all disciplines and learners of all ages, this seminal book will begin your journey towards an unbounded, unconditional way of teaching.