KEEPING THE SPARK ALIVE AFTER 50 YEARS AND STILL LEARNING! Pedagogical Tips from A to Z

I'd like to begin by apologizing to my first students since I now know I had no idea what I was doing! Fortunately, 50 years later, I now feel ready to discuss my mistakes and ideas with other teachers, and would love to share how my teaching philosophy and strategies have evolved, and improved. Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks!

Showcase featuring Classics for the Developing Pianist - Repertoire Books and Study Guides (Alfred Pub Co.)

Ingrid Clarfield will discuss and perform pieces from their new five book series which feature the 100 piano works they believe pianists should study and perform. Their editions feature alternative fingerings, pedaling suggestions, additional dynamics for artistic shaping and voicing, a possible tempo range, plus clear explanations of ornamentation. The newly released Study Guides will outline their successful strategies to help students prepare, practice and polish the repertoire in CDP Books 1-3. Topics include: Background Stylistic Features, Activites to anticipate reading and technical issues. Practice strategies, Finishing touches for an artistis Performance.

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