Course curriculum

  • 1

    Navigating the Course

    • How to use this course
  • 2

    Welcome to Teaching Collegiate Group Piano (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
  • 4

    Session 2: Teaching Collegiate Group Piano

    • Session Contents

    • Reading 1: "Creating Lesson Plans for Collegiate Group Piano" by Andrea McAlister

    • Reading 2: "Collegiate Group Piano: Classroom Management" by Andrea McAlister

    • PDF (Downloadable): Collegiate Course Syllabus by Andrea McAlister

    • Video 1: "Rhythm and Movement in Collegiate Group Piano" with Jackie Edwards-Henry

    • Video 2: "Collegiate Improvisation Activity" with Jackie Edwards-Henry

    • Reflection Questions
  • 5

    Session 3: Teaching Skills in Collegiate Group Piano

    • Session Contents

    • Video 1: “Introducing Whole and Half Steps, Pentascales” with Omar Roy

    • Video 2: “Harmonizing with Solfege and Scale Degrees” with Omar Roy

    • Video 3: “Teaching Black-Key Scales” with Verena Abufaiad

    • Reading 1: "Incorporating Metacognition into the Group Piano Curriculum" by Joann Marie Kirchner

    • Reflection Questions

    • Session Resources
  • 6

    Session 4: Reading in Collegiate Group Piano

    • Session Contents

    • Reading 1: "How Do You Help a College Piano Major with Poor Reading Skills?" by Sylvia Coates

    • Reading 2: "Let Them Eat Cake! Teaching Piano Using Stacked Engagement Layers" by Brenda Wristen

    • Video 1: “Open Score Reading - SATB” with Leonidas Lagrimas

    • Video 2: “Learning New Repertoire with Transposition” with Verena Abufaiad

    • Reflection Questions

    • Session Resources
  • 7

    Session 5: Teaching with Technology in Collegiate Group Piano

    • Session Contents

    • Reading 1: "How Do You Use the New Technology in Group Teaching?" by Robert Pace

    • Reading 2 (with video): "Flipping Piano Classes and Lessons with Rich Online Video Content" by Mario Ajero

    • Reading 3 (with videos): "Tools for Group Piano Online" by Alejandro Cremaschi

    • Video 1: “ii7-V7-I7 Chord Progression” with Yeeseon Kwon

    • Video 2: “Feedback and Assessment” with Yeeseon Kwon

    • Reflection Questions

    • Session Resources

    • Exit Survey