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Are piano students really different today?(Pedagogy Saturday X: THE ARTS OF TEACHING)

American Music Teacher

| October 01, 2006 | Lancaster, E.L. | COPYRIGHT 2006 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Most of us would agree that the answer to this question is definitely "yes." The world changes very quickly and each of us adapts to these changes in our own way. We are different people than we were last year and very different from what we were 10 years ago. What do all these changes mean to the piano teaching profession? What do they mean personally to us as teachers and to the students that we teach on a regular basis? These changes should serve as a catalyst for each of us to examine our teaching on a regular basis and then determine what adaptations are needed to effectively teach music to today's students.

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