A Piano Teacher's Legacy (Selected Writings by Richard Chronister)

Selected writings by Richard Chronister , pedagogy great, driving force for better piano teaching and better training of piano teachers. His accomplishments were legendary including- the 1st university program in piano pedagogy, co-founding the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy and was founder and editor of Keyboard Companion. He poses important questions like how can I build on children's innate love of music? teach so my students keep learning, practicing and making music? teach my students to become independent learners? What can I apply to my teaching from discoveries of past, present? How can I become an acute observer of what my students are doing?This book contains his best answers and more from his articles, addresses and lectures. Not a poseur, he never advises and challenges teachers to reach their own conclusions. A must have resource for the library of every serious piano teacher.