Transformational Piano Teaching: Mentoring Students from All Walks of Life
- Author: Polischuk, Derek Kealii
The books would make an excellent adjunct text for college piano pedagogy classes, and it would help infuse new thoughts into private studio teaching —
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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