Microcourse: Teaching Collegiate Group Piano (from A Pianist's Guide to Teaching in Groups)

Excerpted from A Pianist's Guide to Teaching in Groups. Full microcourse completion time approx. 5 hours.

Course Curriculum

Topics include the benefits of group teaching, the teaching of skills, the teaching of reading, and the use of technology

1. How to use this course
1. Course Introduction
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2. Welcome Survey
1. Session Contents
2. Video Lecture: "The Benefits of Group Teaching" with Andrea McAlister
3. Video Transcript (PDF): "The Benefits of Group Teaching" with Andrea McAlister
4. Reading 1: "Why Group Lessons" by Elvina Pearce
5. Reading 2: "Teaching Methods: Group and Private" by Frances Clark
6. Reflection Questions
7. Session Resources
1. Session Contents
2. Reading 1: "Creating Lesson Plans for Collegiate Group Piano" by Andrea McAlister
3. Reading 2: "Collegiate Group Piano: Classroom Management" by Andrea McAlister
4. PDF (Downloadable): Collegiate Course Syllabus by Andrea McAlister
5. Video 1: "Rhythm and Movement in Collegiate Group Piano" with Jackie Edwards-Henry
6. Video 2: "Collegiate Improvisation Activity" with Jackie Edwards-Henry
7. Reflection Questions
1. Session Contents
2. Video 1: “Introducing Whole and Half Steps, Pentascales” with Omar Roy
3. Video 2: “Harmonizing with Solfege and Scale Degrees” with Omar Roy
4. Video 3: “Teaching Black-Key Scales” with Verena Abufaiad
5. Reading 1: "Incorporating Metacognition into the Group Piano Curriculum" by Joann Marie Kirchner
6. Reflection Questions
7. Session Resources
1. Session Contents
2. Reading 1: "How Do You Help a College Piano Major with Poor Reading Skills?" by Sylvia Coates
3. Reading 2: "Let Them Eat Cake! Teaching Piano Using Stacked Engagement Layers" by Brenda Wristen
4. Video 1: “Open Score Reading - SATB” with Leonidas Lagrimas
5. Video 2: “Learning New Repertoire with Transposition” with Verena Abufaiad
6. Reflection Questions
7. Session Resources
1. Session Contents
2. Reading 1: "How Do You Use the New Technology in Group Teaching?" by Robert Pace
3. Reading 2 (with video): "Flipping Piano Classes and Lessons with Rich Online Video Content" by Mario Ajero
4. Reading 3 (with videos): "Tools for Group Piano Online" by Alejandro Cremaschi
5. Video 1: “ii7-V7-I7 Chord Progression” with Yeeseon Kwon
6. Video 2: “Feedback and Assessment” with Yeeseon Kwon
7. Reflection Questions
8. Session Resources
9. Exit Survey