I've heard this comment so many times: "I took piano lessons as a child but now I can't play anything." Sound familiar? A piano instructor and a noted teacher of piano teachers talks about the "black hole" of piano teaching - that is, teaching students to understand chords and the chord structure of music.
Even today, very few teachers teach this way and there are few method books written with this in mind. One that comes close is by Alfred Publishing, called "Play Piano Now" or the "Adult All-In-One" course. I use these in my teaching because, with a few additional ingredients, the student can understand how music is constructed. Once they come to know the "big picture" of musical form, they can become more independent musicians.
I also use these courses in my online teaching. Check out my web page at http://applegatemusicstudio.com/onlinepiano.html.
No comments:
Post a Comment