Professional Piano Teaching: A Comprehensive Piano Pedagogy Textbook for Teaching Elementary-Level Students

Professional Piano Teaching offers a practical guide to the art of piano teaching. Volume 1, now available as an updated second edition, is an excellent introduction to the profession of teaching piano. This revised second edition has been expanded to include chapters on teaching adult students and teaching popular, sacred, and other familiar music. Designed to serve as a basic text for a first-semester or lower-division piano pedagogy course, it provides an overview of learning principles and a thorough approach to essential aspects of teaching elementary-level 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

CONTENIDO:

The Art of Professional Piano Teaching
Principles of Learning
Beginning Methods
Teaching Beginners and Elementary Students
Teaching Rhythm and Reading
Teaching Technique and Musical Sound Development
Elementary Performance and Study Repertoire
Developing Musicality in Elementary Students
Group Teaching
Teaching Preschoolers
Teaching Adults
Teaching Popular, Sacred, and Other Familiar Music
The Business of Piano Teaching
Evaluation of Teaching