July/August 2009 Volume 1, Number 4

Featured Articles

: Editor's Page by Pete Jutras

Recharging your batteries
I don’t know about you, but I tend to be “always on” in a professional sense. If we’re not careful, we can become overtaxed and our wires can begin to fray. No matter how much you love your profession, reaching a stage of burnout can test that relationship.

: Unveiling the Enigma: A Tête-à-tête with Marc-André Hamelin by Krassimira Jordan

Additional interview material not found in the print edition - Marc answers questions about repetoire, composers, pedaling and shopping for treasures and music at a second-hand shop in Vienna.

: How do you use technology to facilitate long distance instruction?
by George Litterst, Jennifer Snow & Stella B. Sick

If you were teaching a lesson, would you be sitting four feet away from your student or even further? Remarkably, we can achieve a similar sense of close proximity when we are hundreds or even thousands of miles apart. Are you intrigued?

: Keyboard Kids' Companion by Helen Smith Tarchalski

Keyboard Kids for Kindness Practice Challenge
Why not put your piano studies to work helping one of your favorite charities? Please join us in the Keyboard Kids for Kindness Practice Challenge. Use these step-by-step instructions to make piano practicing count even more toward making the world a better place!

Students from around the country have already joined our Keyboard Kids for Kindness Practice Challenge, announced in the January/February 2009 Clavier Companion issue of Keyboard Kids’ Companion. To celebrate and welcome our new readers, we are extending the deadline for everyone. Students will now have until November 30th, 2009 to practice piano in support of their favorite charities. We hope that teachers will take advantage of this extension and encourage students to not only practice more, but also to support worthy causes in their communities. Full details about the program, including instructions and entry forms, can be found by clicking here.

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July/August 2009 Clavier Companion Cover by John Landolfi

Cover photo of Marc-André Hamelin by John Landolfi. Marc-André Hamelin at the 2008 International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York.

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Richard Chronister Memorial Fund

Honor the founder of this magazine

Dear Subscribers,

Welcome to Clavier Companion! The Frances Clark Center is proud to bring you this new publication dedicated to all who love music and the piano. The mission of Clavier Companion is to increase the quality and longevity of music-making and music education at the keyboard throughout the global community. We are excited about the future of Clavier Companion and look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with each and every one of our readers.

With appreciation,

Pete Jutras Editor-in Chief	Sam Holland Executive Director
Louise Goss Chair	Marvin Blickenstaff President

All Articles in Print



Editor’s Page:	Recharging your batteries— Pete Jutras

Column:	Winds of Change — Robert Weirich

Personal Perspective:	Culture of caution — Peter Jancewicz

Questions & Answers:	Lesson Planning — Louise Goss

Interview:	Unveiling an Enigma:: A Tete-aTete with Marc-Andre Hamelin— Krassimira Jordan

Interview:	A Conversation with William Grant Naboré.—Jacques Leiser

Departments

Jazz & Pop:	Understanding the jazz language— Phillip Keveren

Rhythm:	Is a physically gifted student likely to be rhythmically reliable and musically aware? —Bruce Berr with Trevor Barnard

Perspectives in Pedagogy:	How do you teach musicality?—Rebecca Johnson with Rachel Ferer andJennifer Donelson

Adult Piano Study:	How do you teach the “serious” adult student?— Michelle Conda with Jill Dew and Peteris Zarins

Technology:	How do you use technology to facilitate long distance instruction?— George Litterst with Jennifer Snow and Stella Branzburg Sick

Tech Tips:	Internet connections for video conferencing— George Litterst

Poetry Corner

Reviews

News & Notes

Advertiser Index

Letters to the Editor