Companion Volume 4, Number 1 Single Issue $9.95 January/February 2012 Published by the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy Columns 4 Editor’s Page New discoveries Pete Jutras 10 An interview with Jean-Yves Thibaudet by Scott McBride Smith 6 Variations Tackling a twelve-year old’s slump Barbara Kreader 18 The story of music on board the RMS Titanic by Rebekah Maxner 8 Musings Creative being and the disciplined life Jane Magrath 30 The enchanted world of piano fairy tales by Ellen Schorsch 64 Questions & Answers Louise L. Goss Departments 36 Jazz & Pop The rhythms of jazz: Syncopation Lee Evans 7 Poetry Corner 50 First Looks 50 What Music Means to Me 50 New music reviews 54 CD & DVD reviews 38 Music Reading Boiling it down: Recipes for effective teaching Craig Sale 42 Perspectives in Pedagogy Feeling singed? Coping with burnout Rebecca Grooms Johnson with Rachel Kramer 56 News & Notes 57 Pupil Saver 58 Special Friends of the NCKP 60 Keyboard Kids’ Companion 62 Advertiser Index 46 Technology Virtual reality in the piano studio George Litterst 47 Tech Tips 1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012 CLAVIER COMPANION