with Guest Left Hand Artist Mona Rejino

Preparing Students For Auditions and Competitions: Turning Fear into Fun!

This seminar helps teachers develop motivational strategies for dealing with students of all ages and levels. Ms. Clarfield shares her philosophical and pedagogical approaches to successful practice that will be effective as well as fun and inspiring. Factors and challenges that effect productive and enjoyable practice such as student learning styles, parental involvement, as well as variety in practice strategies will be discussed. This seminar will focus on how to introduce repertoire effectively as well as how to help your students make up goal oriented practice assignments. Innovative technical drills and useful memory aids will also be covered.

The Road to Chopin: From Method Book to First Chopin Pieces

Your student is dying to play the Minute Waltz, but theyÓ²e still in Book 3 of their method book! How do you get them there?In this session, teachers will discover repertoire that will prepare students for the technical and musical challenges they will encounter in their first Chopin pieces.

The Road to Technical and Musical Mastery with "Burgmuller, Czerny, and Hanon"

Master Class with students of all levels.