How to use this course
Video: Course Introduction
Video Transcript (PDF): Course Introduction
Course Syllabus: A Pianist's Guide to Teaching in Groups
FREE PREVIEWWelcome Survey
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
Reading 3: "What Do You Like About Group Lessons?" by Barbara Kreader Skaliner
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Additional Resources
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Reading 1: "Lesson Planning" by Janet Tschida
Reading 2: "Classroom Management" by Janet Tschida
Video 1: "Young Beginner Group Class" with Janet Tschida
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Reading 1: "Is Early Childhood Music Study for Every Child?" by Richard Chronister, Elainne Harris, and Lorna Lutz Heyge
Reading 2: "Welcoming Young Children into Your Studio" by Diane Briscoe
Reading 3: "An Interview with Christine Barden" by Nancy Bachus
PDF (Downloadable): Sample Teaching Sequence by Christine Barden
Reading 4 (with videos): "Brain Trust: Words of Wisdom from Early Childhood Experts" by Susan Geffen
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Reading 1: "What Rhythm Activities Are Appropriate for the Preschooler in Preparation for Piano Lessons?" by Marvin Blickenstaff and Rhoda Rabin
Reading 2 (with videos): "More Than Notes: Teaching Musicality Through Movement" by Hannah Creviston
Reading 3: "Can Young Students Learn Rhythmic Flexibility?" by Bruce Berr and Nancy Garniez
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Video 1: "Beginning and Elementary Students in Groups" with Allison Shinnick
Reading 1: "How Do You Incorporate Group Teaching into Your Work with Elementary Students?" by Amy Glennon and Catherine Walby
Reading 2: "Lesson Planning" by Amy Glennon
Reading 3: "Classroom Management and Setup" by Amy Glennon
PDF (Downloadable): Sample Lesson Plan
PDF (Downloadable): Sample Lesson Plan 2
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Video 1: "Teaching Reading and Artistry to Beginning and Elementary Students" with Allison Shinnick
Reading 1: "How Do You Teach Reading in Group Lessons?" by Craig Sale, Serena Mackey, Stephen Reen, and Tessa Sawchuk
Reading 2 (with videos): "When Using An Intervallic Approach, How Do You Develop Faster Note Recognition? - Expanding on the "Blueprint"" by Craig Sale
Reading 3: "Does Group Teaching Help You Teach Reading?" by Richard Chronister, Christopher Hepp, Christine Hicks, Kathy Nafius, and Sue Collier
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Reading 1: "Developing Rhythm Skills - One of the Greatest Challenges for Student and Teacher" by Paula J. McLaughlin
Reading 2: "Do You Continue 'Pure Rhythm' Activities Into the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years?" by Marvin Blickenstaff, Ann Milliman Gipson, and Enid Ewing Hickman
Video 1: "Folk Song Introduction" with Angela Triandafillou
Video 2: "Discovering the Whole Note" with Amy Glennon
Video 3: "Feeling a Steady Pulse in the Body" with Amy Glennon
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Video 1: "Group improvisation on a storm" with Amy Glennon
Reading 1: "How Do You Work On Improvisation In Your Group Classes?" by Christopher Norton
Reading 2: "How Do You Incorporate Ear Training Into Your Reading Curriculum?" by Gayle Kowalchyk
Video 2: "Speaking rhythms syllabically in a group" with Angela Triandafillou
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Reading 1: "Teaching Group Classes Remotely" by Angela Triandafillou Jones, Trevor Thornton, Rebecca Pennington, and Esther Hayter
PDF (Downloadable): "Tips for Teaching Online Elementary Group Lessons"
Video 1: "Inside the Studio" with Rebecca Pennington
Video 2: "Teaching Online in Groups" with Angela Triandafillou, Allison Shinnick, and Amy Glennon
Video 3: “Using Game-Based Platforms in an Online Group Lesson” with Lady Abigail Imperio
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Reading 1: "Summer Piano Study: Ideas and Inspirations" by Christy Keispert
Reading 2: "Do You Use Summer Lessons for Special Reading Activities?" by Mary Ann Lenti
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Reading 1: "How Do You Incorporate Group Teaching in Your Work with Intermediate Students?" by Kathleen Murray, Susan Ogilvy, and Mary Van De Loo
Reading 2: "Questions and Answers" by Louise Goss
Reading 3: "How Do You Include Music History in the Study of Repertoire?" by Marvin Blickenstaff
Reading 4: "Helping Students Make Worthwhile Criticisms" by Frances Clark
Video 1: "Intermediate Group Class" with Marvin Blickenstaff
Video 2: "Advanced Group Class" with Marvin Blickenstaff
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Exit Survey