Barbara Ann Stolz

A Portrait of Contemporary U.S. Teachers of Piano (eBook, PDF)

A Musical Journey

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Using factors extrapolated from historical and social science literatures to frame the observations of twenty current U.S. piano teachers, A Portrait of Contemporary U.S. Teachers of Piano: A Musical Journey explores the contemporary U.S. piano teacher through a social science lens. Drawing on many interviewees' experiences with teaching piano, Barbara Stolz argues that each teacher is an artist and a pedagogue, teaching approaches are eclectic and pragmatic, and knowing each student is paramount.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978789302
• Artikelnr.: 74842585

Autorenporträt

Barbara Ann Stolz is adjunct professor in the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and an amateur pianist.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: The Piano Teacher: Setting the Stage
Chapter One: Popular Literature and Historical Memoirs: Images of the Piano
Teacher
Chapter Two: Historical Pedagogical Treatises: Perspectives on Piano
Teaching and the Piano Teacher
Chapter Three: Situating the Study of the Piano Teacher within a Social
Science Context
Chapter Four: The Extant Literature: What is Known and Not Known about the
Contemporary Piano Teacher
Chapter Five: This Study
Part II: A Study of the Contemporary U.S Piano Teacher
Chapter Six: The Early Years: Developing an Interest in Music and the Piano
Chapter Seven: Deciding to Become a Piano Teacher: Confluence of Factors
and Process
Chapter Eight: Becoming a Piano Teacher: Developing An Approach--Eclectic
and Pragmatic
Chapter Nine: Being a Piano Teacher: Professional Life and Qualities
Chapter Ten: Being a Piano Teacher: In Practice