Professional Piano Teaching offers a practical guide to the art of piano teaching. Volume 1, now available as an updated second edition, is an excellent introduction to the profession of teaching piano. This revised second edition has been expanded to include chapters on teaching adult students and teaching popular, sacred, and other familiar music. Designed to serve as a basic text for a first-semester or lower-division piano pedagogy course, it provides an overview of learning principles and a...

• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• CHAPTER 1: The Art of Professional Piano Teaching
• Characteristics Common to All Professionals
• Characteristics of Professional Piano Teachers
• Developing a Teaching Philosophy
• Helpful Questions for Developing a Personal Teaching Philosophy
• Professional Resources for Piano Teachers
• Summary
• Projects for New Teachers
• Projects for Experienced Teachers
• CHAPTER 2: Principles of Learning
• From the Known to the Unknown
• Discovery L...