A Portrait of Contemporary U.S. Teachers of Piano: A Musical Journey

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Part I: The Piano Teacher: Setting the Stage
Chapter One: Popular Literature and Historical Memoirs: Images of the Piano Teacher
Chapter Two: Historical Pedagogical Treatises: Perspectives on Piano Teaching and the Piano Teacher
Chapter Three: Situating the Study of the Piano Teacher within a Social Science Context
Chapter Four: The Extant Literature: What is Known and Not Known about the Contemporary Piano Teacher
Chapter Five: This Study
Part II: A Study of the Contemporary U.S Piano Teacher
Chapter Six: The Early Years: Developing an Interest in Music and the Piano
Chapter Seven: Deciding to Become a Piano Teacher: Confluence of Factors and Process
Chapter Eight: Becoming a Piano Teacher: Developing An Approach--Eclectic and Pragmatic
Chapter Nine: Being a Piano Teacher: Professional Life and Qualities
Chapter Ten: Being a Piano Teacher: In Practice

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Using factors extrapolated from historical and social science literatures to frame the observations of twenty current U.S. piano teachers, A Portrait of Contemporary U.S. Teachers of Piano: A Musical Journey explores the contemporary U.S. piano teacher through a social science lens. Drawing on many interviewees' experiences with teaching piano, Barbara Stolz argues that each teacher is an artist and a pedagogue, teaching approaches are eclectic and pragmatic, and knowing each student is paramount.

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In this perceptive study, the amateur pianist and social scientist Barbara Ann Stolz explores what motivates those who pursue a piano-teaching career

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