Do you have students you can’t keep a steady beat or have trouble with rhythm? Do you want your students to internalize music so they really feel it and can project it to others? You need Dalcroze Eurhythmics! Today’s guest, Anthony Molinaro, actually took Dalcroze Eurhythmics classes starting at age 5 where he grew up in Pittsburgh. Now he uses the philosophy as a general music teacher in public schools and also teaches at Interlochen Summer Arts Camp. In this episode, you’ll hear about the power of Eurhythmics and how to apply it with your own students to help foster their musicianship in an experiential and fun way!
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25 The Way to Develop Intrinsic Drive (Evan Mitchell)
Dr. Evan Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Florida, joins us to share his ideas about how scientific studies and the Montessori learning model can be applied to the piano studio. We discuss extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, goals, rewards, deadlines, the power of a question, making things into a game, and teacher-centered versus student-centered lessons.
17 The Way Forward: Setting Expectations in Piano Lessons (Jake McHugh)
Jake posted in the group “Piano Teacher Central” on Facebook about setting expectations for piano students in his studio. It was quite the lively discussion as there were strong and varying views on what kind of standards we should set, and what we should do if students don’t meet those expectations. Despite Jake being fairly new to piano teaching, I tended to agree with his ideas and was impressed at how thoughtful he was. He agreed to come on the show to talk about expectations, requirements, measuring progress, setting goals, rewarding successes, and the question: “can lessons still be fun?”