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Clavier Companion - May/June 2013

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:26:23 -0400

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- Clavier Companion - May/June 2013
- Contents
- Editor’s Page
- Letters to the Editor
- Variations
- Poetry Corner
- Special Focus: Managing your hectic life
- Mother (and father) musicians: Juggling a baby and a musical career
- Overwhelmed: Music educators as part of the “sandwich generation”
- Back to school later in life: Is it for you?
- Time-saving tips for teachers
- Richard Wagner at the piano
- Technology
- Tech Tips
- Jazz & Pop
- Music Reading
- Perspectives in Pedagogy
- Technique
- First Looks
- The psychology of music performance anxiety
- New music reviews
- CD & DVD reviews
- Pupil Saver
- News & Notes
- Keyboard Kids’ Companion
- Advertiser Index
- Questions & Answers

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Clavier Companion - March/April 2013

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:57:16 -0500

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- Clavier Companion - March/April 2013
- Contents
- Editor's Page
- Letters to the Editor
- Poetry Corner
- Winds of Change
- An interview with Dennis Alexander
- Committed to record: An appreciation of Walter Legge
- 2013 Directory of Summer Camps & Institutes
- Jazz & Pop: Diminished and half-diminished seventh chords
- What aspects of teaching pedaling do you think are most important?
- Piano study in 21st-century China
- Repertoire Spotlight: Solfeggio in C Minor, by C.P.E. Bach
- How do you choose repertoire for your adult students?
- First Looks: Books on teaching and practicing
- New music reviews
- CD & DVD reviews
- Pupil Saver
- News & Notes
- Keyboard Kids' Companion
- Advertiser Index
- Questions & Answers

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Clavier Companion - Special Method Review Issue

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:47:27 -0500

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- Clavier Companion - Special Method Review Issue
- Contents
- Editor's Page
- A new look at current methods
- There's a new series in the music store -- how should I evaluate it?
- A guide for the reviews
- A review of Piano Adventures
- A review of Piano Discoveries
- A review of Alfred's Premier Piano Course
- A review of The Music Tree
- A review of the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library
- A review of Piano Town
- A review of Celebrate Piano!
- A review of American Popular Piano
- A review of Bastien Piano Basics
- A review of Music Moves for Piano
- A review of Succeeding at the Piano
- A review of The Robert Pace Keyboard Approach

Clavier Companion - January/February 2013

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:43:00 -0500

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- Clavier Companion - January/February 2013
- Contents
- Editor's Page
- Letters to the Editor
- Variations
- Poetry Corner
- Extraordinary teaching spaces
- Small (but efficient) teaching spaces
- Taming the 21st-century piano studio
- Teacher profile: Paul Sheftel
- Playing contemporary pop
- How do you teach students to read by pattern?
- Children get hurt, too!
- Teaching pulse and rhythm in Taiwan
- First Looks: A Pianist's Journal in Venice
- New music reviews
- Book review
- CD & DVD reviews
- Pupil Saver
- News & Notes
- Keyboard Kids' Companion
- Advertiser Index
- Questions & Answers

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Clavier Companion - November/December 2012

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:47:37 -0400

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- Clavier Companion - November/December 2012
- Contents
- Editor's Page
- Letters to the Editor
- Winds of Change
- The delicate art of praise
- Poetry Corner
- An interview with director Peter Rosen
- 9,000 teaching pieces on YouTube
- Beethoven goes to Hollywood
- Silent movie accompanying for students and professionals
- The Schnabel family's exile in Italy
- Driving practice home
- A photographic journey through Spain and Spanish music
- To slur, or not to slur?
- 2012 Winning Collegiate Essays
- First Looks: Music teaching blogs
- Book review
- New music reviews
- CD & DVD reviews
- News & Notes
- Pupil Saver
- Keyboard Kids' Companion
- Advertiser Index
- Questions & Answers

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Clavier Companion - September/October 2012

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:43:56 -0400

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- Clavier Companion - September/October 2012
- Contents
- Editor's Page
- Letters to the Editor
- Variations: How do we honor a child's musical voice?
- Poetry Corner
- With this Gigue, I thee wed
- A musical voice: An interview with Yuja Wang
- CC Teacher Profile: Gary Graffman
- A trip down memory lane: A homemade tape recording leads to a reassessment of musicality
- Ruminations on musicality
- Creating solo arrangements from a fakebook
- Four teachers and Facebook: Ideas for improving sight-reading
- Is it right to drug our way to better playing?
- Charting the future course of music history
- Tech Tips
- Edna Golandsky on Taubman technique
- First Looks: My Nine Lives by Leon Fleisher
- New music reviews
- CD & DVD reviews
- Pupil Saver
- News & Notes
- Keyboard Kids' Companion
- Advertiser Index
- Questions & Answers

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Clavier Companion - July/August 2012

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:08:15 -0400

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- Clavier Companion - July/August 2012
- Contents
- Editor's Page
- Letters to the Editor
- Proverbs for pianists
- Poetry Corner
- Brain Trust: Words of wisdom from early childhood experts
- An interview with Christine Barden author of Music for Little Mozarts
- Welcoming young children into your studio
- Jazz & Pop: Chord substitution
- Repertoire & Performance: Rules of thumb for the piano student
- Repertoire Spotlight: Songs from Mur Island
- Counterpoint: Fifty years of the New School for Music Study
- Adult Piano Study: Recovering your technique after a trapeziectomy
- Rhythm: What are the most important skills for the early-level student?
- First Looks: Books for young people
- New music reviews
- CD & DVD reviews
- News & Notes
- Pupil Saver
- Advertiser Index
- Keyboard Kids' Companion
- Questions & Answers

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Clavier Companion - May/June 2012

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:59:49 -0400

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- Clavier Companion - May/June 2012
- Contents
- Editor's Page:Change with integrity
- Digital Edition FAQ
- Variations: CPE Bach meets Death Cab for Cutie
- Poetry Corner
- Musings: From good to great
- Music teacher as CEO: Marketing your strengths
- 250 Opportunities for the Savvy music teacher
- The career challenge: poblems facing today's pianists
- Surveying the college job market
- Jazz & Pop: An aural journey through Spring is Here
- Music Reading: Sight-reading for all students
- Perspectives: Still on fire, or burning out?
- Home Practice: The "toolbox" for students
- Technology: Hints from the 2012 NAMM show
- Tech Tips
- First Looks: A Natural History of the Piano
- New music reviews
- Pupil Saver
- CD & DVD reviews
- News & Notes
- Advertiser Index
- Keyboard Kids' Companion
- Questions & Answers

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Clavier Companion - March/April 2012

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

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Clavier Companion - January/February 2012

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

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- Clavier Companion - January/February 2012
- Contents
- Editor's Page: New discoveries
- Variations: Tackling a twelve-year old's slump
- Musings: Creative being and the disciplined life
- An interview with Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- The story of music on board the RMS Titanic
- The enchanted world of piano fairy tales
- Jazz & Pop: The rhythms of jazz: Syncopation
- Music Reading: Recipes for effective teaching
- Perspectives: Coping with burnout
- Technology: Virtual reality in the piano studio
- Tech Tips
- First Looks: What Music Means To Me
- New music reviews
- CD & DVD reviews
- News & Notes
- Pupil Saver
- Keyboard Kids' Companion
- Advertiser Index
- Questions & Answers

Clavier Companion - November/December 2011

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:46:37 -0400

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- Clavier Companion - November/December 2011
- Contents
- Editor's Page
- Winds of Change
- Personal Perspectives: You can go home again
- Robert Pace: A Tribute
- Marga Richter's Character Sketches for piano
- Jazz & Pop: A finger in every pie
- Counterpoint: An interview with Alan Walker, part II
- Repertoire & Performance: The lost art of program notes
- Adult Piano Study: From the other side of the bench
- Rhythm: Can young students learn rhythmic flexibility?
- Perspectives: Author response to review of The Robert Pace Keyboard Approach
- 2011 Winning Collegiate Essay: Online marketing strategies for your piano studio
- First Looks: The Savvy Musician
- New music reviews
- CD & DVD reviews
- News & Notes
- Pupil Saver
- Keyboard Kids' Companion
- Advertiser Index
- Questions & Answers

Clavier Companion - September/October 2011

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:00:31 -0400

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- Clavier Companion - September/October 2011
- Contents
- Editor's Page
- Variations: Liszt at High Altitude
- Musing: What matters more: talent or effort?
- Poetry Corner: The Twilight of Liszt
- A Liszt Odyssey: An interview with Alan Walker
- Humoresque
- An interview with Lizst's great-granddaughter
- The completion of De Profundis
- Poetry Corner: Weimar, Summer of 1886
- De Profundis score and audio excerpts
- Franz Liszt the Teacher
- Jazz & Pop: It's about time (we discuss rhythm)
- Music Reading: How do you help a college piano major with poor reading skills?
- Perspectives: A review of The Robert Pace Keyboard Approach
- First Looks: Back to school reading
- New music reviews
- CD & DVD reviews
- News & Notes
- Pupil Saver
- Keyboard Kids' Companion
- Advertiser Index
- Questions & Answers

Clavier Companion - July/August 2011

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:22:12 -0400

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- Clavier Companion - July/August 2011
- Contents
- Editor's Page
- Winds of Change
- Personal Perspectives: Thoughts on the Tiger Mom debate
- Livia Rév: Musical education is about more than just music
- Frank Glazer: The coda continues
- Ivan Ilić: A left-handed complement to Frédéric Chopin
- Jazz & Pop: Introductions and Endings
- Perspectives: A review of Succeeding at the Piano
- I play my best...
- Repertoire & Performance: Music for one hand
- Harmony: Well-tempered tuning
- Technology: RMM really is for everyone!
- Tech Tips
- First Looks: Indian Character Pieces
- New music reviews
- CD & DVD reviews
- News & Notes
- Pupil Savers
- Keyboard Kids' Companion
- Advertiser Index
- Questions & Answers

Clavier Companion - May/June 2011

Thu, 05 May 2011 16:38:31 -0400

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- Clavier Companion - May/June 2011
- Contents
- Editor's Page
- Variations: I Have a Student Who...
- Musings: Blizzards, Performances, and Best-Laid Plans
- Poetry Corner
- The Life, Love, and Legacy of Morty Manus
- Bonus Web Material With Morty Manus
- Preluding With the Masters
- Jazz & Pop: Scalin' the Chords
- Music Reading: How Can Colors Be Used to Help Students Learn to Read Music?
- Perspectives: A Review of Music Moves for Piano
- Technique: Adele Marcus: Master Teacher
- Counterpoint: Rachmaninoff vs. Modern Music
- Home Practice: Take Note: Developing an Organized Practice System for Piano Lessons
- First Looks: Piano Pedagogy Research Guide
- New Music Reviews
- Book Review
- CD & DVD Reviews
- Pupil Savers
- News & Notes
- Keyboard Kids' Companion
- Advertiser Index
- Questions & Answers

Clavier Companion - March/April 2011

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:35:50 -0500

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- Clavier Companion - March/April 2011
- Contents
- Editor's Page
- Winds of Change
- Development
- Poetry Corner
- An Interview with Anton Nel
- Basic Crescendo: What is Wrong with It?
- 2011 Directory: Summer Programs for Students
- 2011 Director: Summer Programs for Teachers
- Jazz & Pop: Progressive Progressions
- Perspectives: A Review of Bastien Piano Basics
- Repertoire: Prokofiev's Op. 65
- Rhythm: Difficulties for Intern Teachers
- Adult Piano Study: Medical Issues for Adult Students
- Technology: Using Mobile Computing Devices
- First Looks: Ignaz Friedman
- New Music Reviews
- Book Review
- Theory Game Review
- CD & DVD Reviews
- News & Notes
- Pupil Saver
- Keyboard Kids' Companion
- Advertiser Index
- Questions & Answers

Clavier Companion - July/August 2010

Fri, 11 May 2012 13:24:31 -0400

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