Pianists Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature

Pianists Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature
Author: Jane Magrath
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 588
Release: 1995
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457438974

This reference book is an invaluable resource for teachers, students and performers for evaluating and selecting piano solo literature. Concise and thoroughly researched, thousands of works, from the Baroque through the Contemporary periods, have been graded and evaluated in detail. Includes an alphabetical list of composers, explanations of works and much more.

The Independent Piano Teacher's Studio Handbook

The Independent Piano Teacher's Studio Handbook
Author: Beth Gigante Klingenstein
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2008-09-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0634080830

(Educational Piano Library). This handy and thorough guide is designed to help the independent piano teacher in all aspects of running his/her own studio. Whether it be business practices such as payment plans, taxes, and marketing, or teaching tips involving technique, composition, or sight reading, this all-inclusive manual has it all! Topics include: Developing and Maintaining a Professional Studio, Finances, Establishing Lessons, Studio Recitals, Tuition and Payment Plans, Composition and Improvisation, Marketing, Communications with Parents, Make-up Policies, Zoning and Business Licenses, Teaching Materials and Learning Styles, The Art of Practice, Arts Funding, and many more!

Professional Piano Teaching, Volume 2

Professional Piano Teaching, Volume 2
Author: Jeanine M. Jacobson
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2015-01-22
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1470627787

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

Piano Literature for Teaching and Performance

Piano Literature for Teaching and Performance
Author: Jane Magrath
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-11-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781737723707

An invaluable resource for teachers, students, and performers, this title features works from the Baroque through Contemporary periods. The book contains annotations with composer information, musical characteristics, and pedagogical considerations; newer works by living composers; listings from under-represented and women composers; and suggested grade levels from 1 through 10.

Practical Piano Pedagogy

Practical Piano Pedagogy
Author: Martha Baker-Jordan
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2004
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780757922206

Accompanying CD-ROM contains forms from the text.

The Pianist's Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Concertos

The Pianist's Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Concertos
Author: Karen Beres
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781470638108

This textbook provides a unique resource to promote interest in and awareness of the available body of captivating concerto literature. It focuses on works suitable for pianists at the intermediate level, highlighting musically satisfying compositions from early Baroque masterworks through contemporary concertos written by today's best pedagogical composers. The book is arranged alphabetically by composer, with descriptions detailing information about publishers, tempo, key, instrumentation, and technical and musical content. The authors discuss the challenges and stylistic features of each selection and grade each movement using the 10-level grading system from Jane Magrath's The Pianist's Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature, a model for the textbook. This is an essential reference work for those interested in student concertos. Karen Beres teaches the undergraduate group piano classes and piano pedagogy class at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she serves as Interim Vice Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs for the School of Music. Christopher Hahn is professor of piano at the University of Montana where he teaches applied piano and piano pedagogy at the undergraduate and graduate level. Beres and Hahn have been presenting innovative programs of duet and two-piano repertoire as the CanAm Piano Duo since 2002.

The Piano

The Piano
Author: Jeremy Siepmann
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1998
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780793599769

(Book). For more than 200 years, the piano has been an inspirational force in the world of music. The Piano shows how this characterful instrument has won its place at the center of the affections of music lovers everywhere. This is the first popular book to cover every aspect of the instrument's dynamic history, including: origins, technical developments, novelties and experiments; piano music throughout the centuries; profiles of the instruments' musical giants and analyses of their greatest works; and much more. With over 200 photographs and full color throughout, The Piano is a handsome tribute to a great musical personality. 192 pages, 9 1/2 x 11 1/4