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Turning the Corner on Teaching Creativity: Transforming Common Knowledge into Creative Potential

Monday, 26 October 2020

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Inside the Studio with Sara Ernst

Monday, 14 September 2020

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Inside the Studio with Diana Dumlavwalla

Monday, 14 September 2020

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Improvisation for Students of All Ages

Thursday, 16 July 2020

Catherine Willard

Clavier Companion Summer 2020

Reading music is an amazing skill. If you're like me, you love being able to read a new piece of music, and love teaching music this way, but wish to expand your own skills and develop an approach to teaching improvisation. It may feel like a mystery, but with a little daily practice and dedication, this skill can be developed. As an org...

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Inside the Studio with Elaina Burns

Wednesday, 03 June 2020

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In this video, I am introducing a new piece to a new student in his second private lesson online. He took early childhood music classes two years ago, but this is his first experience with private piano lessons, and this is my first time starting a private student exclusively online. He was very excited to see the chipmunk appear on the scree...

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Inside the Studio with Clinton Pratt

Wednesday, 03 June 2020

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This student just started lessons in March. We only had a few lessons before moving to online lessons. In this clip, I'm preparing him for the first piece in the method book that involves dotted half notes and triple meter. The rhythm patterns that we do in the video are in the piece, but he hasn't seen the piece yet. I'm reviewing steady bea...

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Music for the Military - A Small Glance

Monday, 25 November 2019

Lori Frazer

Clavier Companion 2020 Winter 2020

Many service members returning home after World War II were diagnosed with "shell shock" and "combat fatigue," which we now refer to as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The military started an experimental music program to help ease the symptoms associated with psychological and moral injuries. Service members listened to recorded music, inte...

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Creativity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Monday, 20 May 2019

Sam Holland

Clavier Companion Summer 2019

A 2018 McKinsey report exploring the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the future of work predicts that 50 million jobs in the United States will be eliminated as a result of robots and automation.1 Other reports suggest that, while the workforce will change substantively and irreversibly, AI will help humans work smarter and faster, includ...

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The Score Speaks: Steps to Interpretation for Growing Musicians

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

Susan Osborn

Clavier Companion Spring 2019

As teachers, we know that there are effective ways in which to analyze a score for musical learning. During my study at the New School for Music Study, Frances Clark taught us systematic ways in which to do this—from the very beginning stages of learning a piece. Among these steps were the following: 1. Look at the piece and think about how it shou...

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More Than Notes: Teaching Musicality Through Movement

Sunday, 21 October 2018

Hannah Creviston

Clavier Companion 2018 November 2018

What is musicality? Who has it and can it be taught? According to noted music educator and researcher Edwin Gordon, "Everyone has some level of music aptitude, is musical, and can learn to listen to and perform music with some degree of success."1 However, most people do not reach their full musical pote...

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To Play and to Study: The Thrill of Discovery

Saturday, 20 October 2018

Sara Ernst

Clavier Companion 2018 November 2018

Learning 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 di...

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Digital Only: How to Teach Creativity in the Music Lesson

Sunday, 02 September 2018

Dylan Savage

Clavier Companion 2018 September 2018 Digital-only content

I have often heard musicians say that creativity can't be taught – you either have it or you don't. In other instances, I have heard musicians struggle to define or describe what they think creativity is. Some believe it is practically sacrilegious to even try to define creativity. Yet most agree that creativity is the holy grail of any artist – it...

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What are we learning in piano study?

Sunday, 02 September 2018

Dylan Savage

Clavier Companion 2018 September 2018

Revealing beneficial intersections In recent years, education in the United States has seen an increased focus on STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. At Clavier Companion, we always look at the "M" in STEM and think that it should stand for music. Here's a quick reminder of just a few of the many things that st...

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Music together: Creativity in preparation for the book

Saturday, 01 September 2018

Scott Price

Clavier Companion 2018 September 2018

Children are excited by sound, they want to make sound, and they want to explore possibilities and express themselves at the keyboard. Children are brilliant— until someone tells them they aren't. When faced with too many rules and layers of abstract concepts at the beginning stages of study they are often just overwhelmed by information they don't...

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The imaginative piano teacher: Musings on being more creative in the piano studio

Saturday, 01 September 2018

Tony Caramia

Clavier Companion 2018 September 2018

As we start a new year of teaching, I believe that many of us wonder how can I improve and become a better, more efficient, and more productive teacher this year? I know I do, even as I start my 44th year of teaching. Of course, I prepare by consulting past lesson plans and pedagogy syllabi. As I meet new students and welcome back returning on...

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September/October 2018: Variations

Saturday, 01 September 2018

Barbara Kreader Skalinder

Clavier Companion 2018 September 2018

The music of life Serious illness visited my husband last winter. Our lives suddenly became a round of doctor appointments, surgery, tests, treatments, and continual bad news. My husband and I have received thoughts, prayers, food, visits, gifts both serious and funny, cards, and people's heartfelt love. We are gratefu...

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Bringing it Home

Sunday, 22 April 2018

Jeremy Siskind

Clavier Companion 2018 May 2018

For a pianist without high-level management, organizing a tour can feel like an impossible undertaking. There are many reasons why touring is harder than ever before: venues for classical and jazz music have been shuttering their doors all over the country, audiences are far from guaranteed even at the most reputable venues, most major papers no lo...

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Class piano connections: A Brazil-U.S. group piano project

Friday, 29 December 2017

Linda Christensen

Clavier Companion 2018 January 2018 Clavier Companion - Content for Everyone

Collaboration between two foreign countries can be fraught with deadly secrets, dangers, and mysterious politics. Fortunately, in the case of piano classes in Brazil and the United States, these were not the circumstances. In fact, our collaboration fostered creativity and relationships among the students in both countries. Beginnings When co...

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Roll over, Mozart: Creative improvisation and composition activities

Tuesday, 01 November 2016

Jennifer Muñiz

Clavier Companion 2016 November 2016

The skill of improvisation is often looked upon as the realm of jazz musicians. Many classical musicians would not dream of "riffing" with Beethoven or Mozart melodies. However, incorporating elements of improvisation and composition in classical pieces can provide students with an active, creative approach for learning repertoire. This "messi...

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Pencil practice 102

Saturday, 31 October 2015

Bradley Sowash

Clavier Companion 2015 November 2015

As a student pianist at music camp, I once asked an improvisation teacher for tips to help me improve my creative skills. "Learn everything you can about harmony" was his quick answer. Today, I agree that, especially for pianists, chord fluency opens more doors to creativity than any other element of music. Writing chords by root In addition to mas...

Turning the Corner on Teaching Creativity: Transforming Common Knowledge into Creative Potential

Inside the Studio with Sara Ernst

Inside the Studio with Diana Dumlavwalla

Improvisation for Students of All Ages

Inside the Studio with Elaina Burns

Inside the Studio with Clinton Pratt

Music for the Military - A Small Glance

Creativity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

The Score Speaks: Steps to Interpretation for Growing Musicians

More Than Notes: Teaching Musicality Through Movement

To Play and to Study: The Thrill of Discovery

Digital Only: How to Teach Creativity in the Music Lesson

What are we learning in piano study?

Music together: Creativity in preparation for the book

The imaginative piano teacher: Musings on being more creative in the piano studio

September/October 2018: Variations

Bringing it Home

Class piano connections: A Brazil-U.S. group piano project

Roll over, Mozart: Creative improvisation and composition activities

Pencil practice 102

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