Alfred Publishing Professional Piano Teaching, Volume 2 - Jacobson /Lancaster /Mendoza - Book

A Comprehensive Piano Pedagogy Textbook

Author: Jeanine M. Jacobson
Editors: E. L. Lancaster and Albert Mendoza
Format: Text Book
Instrumentation: Piano
Level: Intermediate / Advanced

This second volume of Professional Piano Teaching is designed to serve as a basic text for a second-semester or upper-division piano pedagogy course. It provides an overview of learning principles and a thorough approach to essential aspects of teaching intermediate to advanced students. Special features include discussions on how to teach, not just what to teach; numerous musical examples; chapter summaries; and suggested projects for new and experienced teachers.

Topics:

• teaching students beyond the elementary levels
• an overview of learning processes and learning theories
• teaching transfer students
• preparing students for college piano major auditions
• teaching rhythm, reading, technique, and musicality
• researching, evaluating, selecting, and presenting intermediate and advanced repertoire
• developing stylistic interpretation of repertoire from each musical period
• developing expressive and artistic interpretation and performance
• motivating students and providing instruction in effective practice
• teaching memorization and performance skills

452 pages