PIANO
PEDAGOGY
FORUM

v. 8, no. 1/January 1, 2005



EDITORIAL BOARD
Scott Price, Editor-in-Chief, University of South Carolina
Jane Magrath, University of Oklahoma
Barbara Fast, University of Oklahoma
Steve Clark, Columbus State University

IN THIS ISSUE...

Piano Pedagogy Forum is pleased to present a special piano pedagogy issue in partnership with the National Group Piano/Piano Pedagogy Forum held in August of 2004 at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Readers may access reports from the conference in this issue, as well as articles on piano pedagogy from our contributors. Follow the links listed below for easy access.

Reports from the 2004 National Group Piano/Piano Pedagogy Forum
The Piano Class in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges, and Innovations report by Karen Beres
How to Help Your International Students Adjust to Academic and Professional Life report by Victoria Johnson
Panel Discussion: Teaching and Mentoring International Students report by Alejandro Cremaschi
Panel Discussion: Assessment in Group Piano report by Suzanne Schons
Technology Demonstration: The Pedagogy/Group Piano Intelligence Room report by Carol Gingerich
Technology Demonstration: Intelligent, Interactive Software for Group Piano Instruction report by Carol Gingerich
Technology Demonstration: PowerPoint Applications for Group Piano report by Gary Graning
Technololgy Demonstration: Security Cameras Come to Piano Class report by Erica Keithley
Group Discussion: How Do You Monitor or Influence Practice Between Classes? report by Jenny Cruz
Group Discussion: Open Your Gradebook report by Ann Gipson
Group Discussion: My Favorite Test: Share Your Best, Most Creative Assessment Tool for Group Piano report by Erica Keithley
Group Discussion: Class Management Software: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Blackboard for Group Piano Classes report by Chung-Ha Kim
Group Discussion: How Do You Incorporate Intermediate Teaching Literature into Your Piano Pedagogy Course? report by Pamela Pike
Group Discussion: What Do You Do in the First Three Sessions of Your Pedagogy Course report by Leslie Sisterhen

Special Issue Pedagogy Articles
Moving from "Theory" to "Style Analysis": An Effective Means for Developing Performance Interpretation by Valerie Cisler, University of Nebraska at Kearney
I Have Come to This... Puzzle and Perspective on a Career in Teaching Class Piano by Fred Kern, University of North Texas
Improvisatory Keyboard Skills in the College Curriculum by Kevin Orr, University of Florida at Gainesville
Plug In, Boot Up, Turn On and Focus! by Martha Hilley, University of Texas at Austin

The editors would like to express our gratitude to our readers for supporting "Piano Pedagogy Forum" into its eighth year! Piano Pedagogy Forum has published 17 issues with participation from 87 writers from 66 different colleges/universities, 25 different states and two foreign countries. As always, we rely upon the submissions of our readers and look forward to many future collaborations.

Read more information on "Piano Pedagogy Forum." Comments/requests for postings on future issues, and ideas for submissions regarding Piano Pedagogy Forum should be forwarded to Dr. Scott Price at sprice@mozart.sc.edu.


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