Transformational Piano Teaching: Mentoring Students from All Walks of Life

Contents

• 1. The Piano Teacher as a Mentor: An Introduction
• 2. Teaching Gifted Students
• -What Is Giftedness?
• -Gifted Students In The Piano Studio
• -Ability Grouping
• -Establishing An Effective Learning Environment For Gifted Students
• -Creating An Effective Emotional Environment For Gifted Students
• -Supporting Gifted Females
• 3. Teaching Adult Pianists
• -Motivation in Adult Pianists
• -Challenges Faced By Adult Learners
• -Strategies for Teaching Adult Pianists
• -The Benefits of Piano Study for Adults
• 4. Meeting The Needs of the Recreational Student
• -A History Of Recreational Music Making
• -Recreational Music Making Research
• 5. Working With Pianists With Depression
• -Recognizing Depression
• -How Common Is Depression In Children
• -Symptoms Of Childhood Depression
• -Suicide
• -What Causes Depression?
• -Effective And Appropriate Teacher Interventions
• 6. Working With Pianists With High Functioning Autism
• -Research In Autism Instruction
• -Designing Teaching Strategies Based On Research
• -Applied Behavior Analysis And Discrete Trial Training
• -TEACCH Method
• -Wings Mentor Program
• -Scope and Sequence
• 7. Working With Pianists with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• -Subcategories of ADHD
• -Possible causes of ADHD
• -Symptoms of ADHD
• -Diagnosing ADHD in Children
• -Diagnosing ADHD in Adults
• -Treating ADHD
• -The Role of Parents and Teachers in the Treatment of ADHD
• -Helping a Child With ADHD Thrive At Home
• -Teaching Students With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• -Making Expectations Concise and Clear
• 8. Teaching Undergraduate Pianists
• -The Art of Teaching Undergraduates
• -Strategies For Undergraduate Lectures
• -Helping Undergraduates Develop Critical Thinking Skills
• -Opportunities For Active Learning
• -Models of Evaluation
• -Modeling Enthusiasm For Academia
• -Maintaining a Safe And Professional Relationship
• -Learner Self-Responsibility
• 9. Mentoring Graduate Student Pianists
• -A Brief History Of Graduate Education
• -The Role Of Mentor
• -The Benefits Of Mentoring Graduate Students
• -The Responsibilities Of The Mentor
• -Best Practices For Mentors
• -Establishing A Mentoring Relationship
• -A Relationship That Is Both Professional And Personal
• -Mentoring Graduate Students In A Diverse Academy
• 10. Working With International Student Pianists
• -Designing Instruction For International Students
• -Academic Integrity And The International Student
• 11. What Can We Learn From Some Of History's Great Piano Teachers?
• -Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
• -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• -Carl Czerny
• -Franz Liszt
• -Josef Lhevinne
• -Rosina Lhevinne
• -Adele Marcus
• -Leon Fleisher
• -Russell Sherman
• -Great Teachers Balance Technique and Music
• 12. Bringing It All Together: Your Studio as a Diverse Set of Individuals
• -Societal Diversity In The Piano Studio
• -Diverse Piano Personalities
• -The Diversity of Human Development
• 13. The Motivated And Inspired Piano Teacher
• -Piano Teacher Training
• -Continuing Education For Piano Teachers