The Beginning Piano Class at the College Level

• Main Author: LeCroy, Jacquelyn Aken
• Other Authors: McGuire, David C.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1976
• Subjects: piano instruction; beginner piano; group instruction; Piano > Methods > Group instruction.; Music in universities and colleges.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc662988/

The problem was to investigate current thoughts concerning the beginning piano class at the college level, Data were collected from published and unpublished materials from 1964 to 1976. It was found that class piano instruction usually occurs in a three- to four-semester sequence, with classes meeting from two to five periods per week, containing from four to twenty-five students. Classification of students is by interview, placement test, and/or audition. Varying room arrangements are used with either conventional or electronic pianos, plus a variety of audio-visual equipment, Course content, with varying emphases, includes sight-reading, functional skills, technique, and repertoire. Teaching techniques used are numerous and varying. Recommendations were submitted for administrators, teachers, and researchers.