Sara Ernst
Sara M. Ernst, PhD, NCTM, is an active piano pedagogue, teacher of all ages, and pianist, and serves as Assistant Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at the University of South Carolina. Prior to her position at USC, she worked at the New School for Music Study in New Jersey as an instructor of piano lessons and group classes. Dr. Ernst has taugh...t at the Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan and piano and piano pedagogy at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Her teaching was honored with a campus-wide Graduate Teaching Award at the University of Oklahoma and with the Studio Fellowship Award from the Music Teachers National Association. More
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Gurlitt: Aus dem Norden, Op. 130, No. 21

Gurlitt: Aus dem Norden, Op. 130, No. 21
Preparation and Presentation  Pieces that are helpful to have experienced or played before approaching this one. ​ Kohler: Etude in F Major, op. 190, no. 27 Diabelli: Vivace in C Major, op. 125, no. 7 any pieces that involve playing a LH broken-chord accompaniment against a lyrical RH melody, in either 3/4 or 3/8 Creative activities to explore...
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To Play and to Study: The Thrill of Discovery

L earning is thrilling. As we feel our own  potential expand, we seek to develop  our capabilities even further. We feel  excitement when a concept clicks into  understanding. Our curiosity is piqued when a new  challenge reveals itself. The satisfaction of learning  is amplified when we are thoroughly engaged in&...
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Gurlitt: Aus dem Norden, Op. 130, No. 21

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Finding the Perfect Pace: Tips for Teaching with Beginning Piano Methods

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Thank you Sara Ernst for such an engaging and relevant webinar! This gives me so many great ideas for planning and working through... Read More
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Kathy Dykstra
So well thought out and presented, Sara...Thank you!
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Thanks Sara - Since watching the webinar, I have gone through a couple of Method Book Series and done a methodical summary of each... Read More
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