The Teacher’s Manual is a single, comprehensive reference for all levels of the Piano Workbook. It is a valuable resource that addresses a full range of practical and pedagogical topics.
As a pedagogy reference, it fosters a better understanding of the principals of motivation and organization; as a manual for the student’s Piano Workbook, it condenses the exercises from all levels into one handy resource with suggestions for each section and supplemental drills where applicable.
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There are three chapters in the Piano Workbook Teacher’s Manual.
Below are the subheadings under each chapter along with sample pages.
Chapter 1 – Strategies for Organizing
- Creating and Achieving Goals
- Studio Policy Statement
- Term Goals
- Virtuoso List
- Daily Technique Schedule (sample below)
- Monthly Tempo Chart (sample below)
- Lesson Summary
- Repertoire List
- Assignment Pages (sample below)
Chapter 2 – Strategies for Practicing
- Practicing Effectively and Efficiently
- Practicing Technique (sample below)
- Exam Requirements
- Fingering Chart
- Practicing Repertoire
- New Repertoire (sample below)
- Werner Learning Diamond
- Memorization (sample below)
- Performance Preparation
Chapter 3 – Strategies for Fostering Musicianship
- Encouraging Musical Growth
- Descriptive Words
- Musical Eras (sample below)
- Theory References
- Compositional Forms
- Rhythm Exercises (sample below)
- Sight Reading Basics
- Sight Reading Exercises
- Aural Training
- Interval, Chord, progression recognition
- Harmonic, Melodic, chord playbacks (sample below)
- Rhythmic, melodic dictation
- Improvisation
- Music Glossary
