Course curriculum

  • 1

    Navigating the Course

    • How to use this course
  • 2

    Welcome to Teaching Adults in Groups (from A Pianist's Guide to Teaching in Groups)

  • 3

    Session 1: The Benefits of Teaching in Groups

    • Session Contents

    • Video Lecture: "The Benefits of Group Teaching" with Andrea McAlister

    • Video Transcript (PDF): "The Benefits of Group Teaching" with Andrea McAlister

    • Reading 1: "Why Group Lessons" by Elvina Pearce

    • Reading 2: "Teaching Methods: Group and Private" by Frances Clark

    • Reflection Questions

    • Session Resources

    • Additional Resources
  • 4

    Session 2: Teaching Adults in Groups

    • Session Contents

    • Reading 1: "Why Do You Teach Adults in Groups?" by Brenda Dillon and Amanda Byars

    • Reading 2: "Lesson Planning for Adult Group-Piano Settings" by Pamela D. Pike

    • Reading 3: "Classroom Management and Set Up" by Pamela D. Pike

    • Video 1: "Teaching Adults in Groups, Part I" with Rebecca Bellelo

    • Reflection Questions

    • Session Resources
  • 5

    Session 3: Teaching Diverse Levels of Adults in Groups

    • Session Contents

    • Reading 1: "The Third-Age Piano Class: Challenge, Fun, and Satisfaction for Mature Students of the Piano" by Jacqueline S. Wright

    • Reading 2: "How Can Teachers Help the Over-Analytical Adult Piano Student?" by Brenda Dillon and Pam Pike

    • Reading 3: "How Do You Handle Diversity of Levels in Your Group Lessons for Adults?" by Brenda Dillon, Joan Reist, and J. Mitzi Kolar

    • Reading 4: "How Do You Handle the Discouraging Plateaus of Adult Piano Study?" by Louise Earhart

    • Reflection Questions

    • Session Resources
  • 6

    Session 4: Teaching Rhythm in Adult Group Piano

    • Session Contents

    • Reading 1: "Adults on the Move with Dalcroze!" by Jackie Edwards-Henry

    • Reading 2: "Do You Continue 'Pure Rhythm' Activities Into the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years?" by Michelle Conda

    • Video 1: "Teaching Adults in Groups, Part II" with Rebecca Bellelo

    • Reflection Questions

    • Session Resources
  • 7

    Session 5: Performance in Adult Group Piano

    • Session Contents

    • Reading 1: "How Do You Prepare Adults to Play in Public?" by Brenda Dillon, Matthew Harre, and Victoria B. Harris

    • Reading 2: "How Do You Help Adults Get Over Stage Fright?" by Julie Knerr

    • Reading 3: "Are Adult Piano Students Willing to Self-Teach?" by Susan Capestro

    • Video 1: "Adult Group Class Preparation and Performance" with Rebecca Bellelo

    • Video 2: "Ensemble - In the Good Old Summertime" with Yeeseon Kwon

    • Reflection Questions

    • Session Resources

    • Exit Survey