Clavier + Keyboard Companion = Clavier Companion

Don't miss a single issue!

Big changes have happened in the world of Clavier and Keyboard Companion magazines. It's true! They have merged to form Clavier Companion -- a new publication of outstanding quality and breadth published by the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy under Editor-in-Chief Pete Jutras and Executive Director Sam Holland.

Clavier Companion will represent the best of both worlds -- the only publication in North America devoted exclusively to the concerns of the piano/keyboard performer, teacher, and enthusiast. You will receive the best in cogent, focused, and practical articles on music and teaching at all levels from outstanding teachers that you expect from Keyboard Companion. You will receive the colorful content of Clavier, including in-depth interviews with artists and pedagogues, reviews of new materials, directories of camps and festivals, and ever-popular columns. Only now they will come to you in one inspiring publication.

Clavier Companion will be published six times a year -- January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, and November/December.

Highlights of the First Issue - January/February 2009 -- include:

Interviews with Lang Lang AND Leon Fleisher
Articles on polyrhythms, ledger lines, studio recording, and more
Columns by Robert Weirich, Barbara Kreader, Louise Goss, and more

To current subscribers

Current paid subscriptions to both magazines will be honored and fulfilled on a one-to-one basis. Detailed information describing the merger will be mailed to all current subscribers in December 2008.

Autumn 2008 Volume 19, Number 3

Featured Articles

: News & Views

Happy 80th Birthday, Leon Fleisher!
Nearly Four Score of Legendary Music-making: Part I
The first living pianist inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame and the first American pianist to win the Queen Elizabeth of Belgium International Competition, Fleisher’s life story is as compelling as his musical interpretations.

Exclusive offer for Fleisher recordings!

Sony BMG Masterworks celebrates the 80th birthday of the American pianist Leon Fleisher with the digital release of six albums from the first decade of his extraordinary recording career. Originally released by Columbia Masterworks and its subsidiary label Epic between 1956 and 1963, these recordings have never before been completely available in any digital format. Through a special arrangement, Keyboard Companion readers have exclusive online access to a full track from each of these six albums.

: Adult Study

How Do You Develop a Sense of Rhythm in Your Adult Students?
No! There is no reason anyone should fail at playing with a pulse! After all, life is built on pulse. We just need new tools to help deal with that “pesky pulse.” Authors Susan Capestro and Leslie Sisterhen McAllister provide just that help with advice, video demonstrations, and video game suggestions.

College Writing Contest Official Rules

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Cover image:
Portrait of Leon Fleisher,
Paul Wyse, Oil on Panel.

Also in This Issue...

Richard Chronister Memorial Fund

Honor the founder of this magazine

All Articles in Print



Editor’s Page:	It’s just like riding a bike— Pete Jutras

Technology:	What do you use for a curriculum in your technology lab?

Tech Tips	Setting up a technology lab in your studio

Jazz & Pop:	ii7 - V7 - Imaj7: An essential building block of jazz harmony – Geoffrey Haydon

Reading	From notes to beauty: When, why and how? — Craig Sale with Nicole Martens

Technique:	What do Beethoven's piano sonatas reveal about his pianism? – Scott McBride Smith with Stewart Gordon

Rhythm:	When is it appropriate to leave rhythms UNperfected for a given student? Have I mis-assigned a piece in that case? — Bruce Berr with Alison Barr and Marienne Uszler; additional commentary from Lee Evans and Donald Waxman

Perspectives in Pedagogy:	How do you teach students who learn at a slower pace? Part two — Rebecca Johnson with Patricia Cestaro

Adult Piano Study:	How do you develop a sense of rhythm in your adult students? — Michelle Conda with Susan Capestro and Leslie Sisterhen McAllister

Repertoire & Performance:	How do you make student recitals a joyful, rather than fearful, experience? — Nancy Bachus with Susan See

News & Views:	Happy 80th Birthday, Leon Fleisher! Nearly four score of legendary music-making: Part one — Helen Smith Tarchalski with Leon Fleisher

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