Summer Workshops in Piano Pedagogy
June 14-18, 2010

Please join us for an extraordinary week of sessions by nationally-renowned presenters!
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2010 Workshop Schedule

June 14     Jane Magrath
June 15     Terrie Manno
June 16     Kathryn Anando-Owens
June 17     Gerald Klickstein
June 18     Martha Hilley

The following were our presenters during the 2009 workshops.

Monday, June 15  
 

MUSW 501-51 What Does Music Theory Have To Do With Interpretation
James Callahan
9:15-11:45 a.m., O'haugnessy Educational Center Auditorium

Answers to the question posed by the title of this workshop will be explored through the use of music examples by Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Bartok, Schoenberg, Jelinek, and others.

 

MUSW 501-52 Mapping Music and Other Tricks: Some Fresh Approaches to Practicing and Memorizing

Rebecca Shockley
1:15-3:45 p.m., O'Shaugnesssy Educational Center Auditorium

In this workshop we'll explore some ways to incorporate mapping into your curriculum to help students learn more efficiently, gain greater memory security, and develop music theory skills. We'll look at ways to use mapping in learning pieces at all levels, along with some complementary strategies (e.g. reduction, practicing patterns, and different ways of counting) to help students get the most out of their practice. Participants will also have the opportunity to use mapping to begin learning a short composition. 

Tuesday, June 16

Randall Faber

MUSW 501-53: 9:15-11:45 a.m., O'Shaugnessy Educational Center Auditorium 
MUSW 501-54: 1:15-3:45 p.m., O'Shaugnessy Educational Center Auditorium

MUSW 501-53 Part 1 Teaching Habits: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The interaction between teacher and student is so powerful, yet rarely critiqued. this session uses video for a humorous look at a serious subject and to nudge us toward reflective teaching. What is appropriate? what is effectve? And what is not?

MUSW 501-53 Part 2 Stages of Development
We're developing talent, but also nurturing the individual's personal development. How do these relate? Dr. Faber describes the dynamics of intrinsic motivation at different stages of music study. He shares his Facilitative Factors Model with implications for piano teaching.

MUSW 501-54 Part 1 Age-Appropriate Teaching: Young Beginners
Different ages bring different motivations. What are the practical implications for teaching young beginners? The Fabers share tips from My First Piano Adventure®.

MUSW 501-54 Part 2 A-C-E Teaching: Analysis, Creativity and Expression
How do we bring about a deeper understanding of concepts and more personalized expression? The interweaving of Analysis, Creativity, and Expression provides a practical model for "A-C-E" teaching.

Wednesday, June 17

MUSW 501-55 Piano Duets for All stAges

Dallas Weekley and Nancy Arganbright
9:15-11:45 a.m., O'Shaughnessy Educational Center Auditorium

Join the famed husband and wife duet team as they present a comprehensive workshop on the basics of performing and teaching piano duets. The couple will emphasize the practical aspects of playing and coaching duets, such as pedaling for one's partner, performing an ensemble with precision, achieving proper balance, choosing appropriate repertoire, and other teaching challenges specific to this form of piano ensemble. The presenters will demonstrate pieces from among their many publications of duet music for all levels.

MUSW 501-56 Duet Masterclass for Student and Teacher Performers

Dallas Weekley and Nancy Arganbright
1:15-3:45 p.m., O'Shaugnessy Educational Center Auditorium

Enjoy performances by piano duettists of all ages and levels as they are coached by Weekley and Arganbright in this lively masterclass. Learn new duet repertoire and listen to old favorites, and watch these legendary teachers offer encouragement and valuable practice techniques. The team will offer advice on pedal technique, ensemble performance, balance, and suggestions specific to the repertoire presented. The program will be available in advance for those who wish to bring scores.

Thursday, June 18

MUSW 501-57 Who's In Charge of Your Studio?
Beth Gigante Klingenstein
9:15-11:45 a.m., O'Shaugnessy Educational Center Auditorium

This provocative “consciousness-raising” session offers a practical and humorous approach to some of the professional issues facing the independent piano teacher. Issues to be discussed include how to set professional rates, establish functional studio policies, determine a make-up policy, create professional documents, organize effective bookkeeping, establish a clear payment plan, and project a professional image. It’s time to take charge!

MUSW 501-58 Creative Curriculum - It's Not Just for K-12
Beth Gigante Klingenstein
1:15-3:45 p.m., O'Shaugnessy Educational Center Auditorium

Too many piano lessons are spent correcting notes, fixing fingerings, and weeping over poor counting. There is far more that can be accomplished during piano study, and this session offers practical tips for developing a varied curriculum. Some of the curriculum topics to be discussed include theory, music history, chamber music, summer camps, composition, improvisation, and world music.  With the lesson time that’s left.

Friday, June 19

MUSW 501-59 Hand Structure & Function in Piano Technique: Feldenkrais, the Skeleton, and Sensory-Motor Learning for Pianists

Alan Fraser
9:15-11:45 a.m., O'Shaugnessy Educational Center Auditorium

Returning to the innate structure and function of the hand, we'll learn to relax without disempowerment, to acquire evolved strength instead of brute force at the keyboard. Instead of relaxing muscles we'll cultivate a refined physical sense of our bones to better align our skeleton and improve the neuromuscular processes that control it. A more sensitive body is a more musically capable and expressive body. Participants will be led through exercises to experience skeletal potency both in the hand and the whole body.

 

MUSW 501-60 Making the Abstract Concrete: The Inner Workings of Feldenkrais Method and the Tangible Improvement of Facility and Tone
Alan Fraser
1:15-3:45 p.m., O'Shaugnessy Educational Center Auditorium

This seminar presents a hands-on demonstration of Feldenkrais Method and its various applications at the piano. After a brief Awareness Through Movement demonstration, Fraser will demonstrate the changes that functional integration can bring to physical feeling, tone, and overall sense of relationship to the keyboard. Participants will gain a rare "behind the scenes" glimpse into the nuts and bolts of one of the most exciting, potent and innovative body disciplines of the day.

 

MUSW 501-61

Register me for all 10 sessions at the discounted rate of $375.

 

MUSW 501-62, 1 cr.

Register me for credit. I am registering for 5 or more sessions and will submit and essay as specified by Graduate Credit for Workshops. To obtain credit, there is an additional fee of $125.