September/October 2010 Volume 2, Number 5

Featured Articles

: Garrick Ohlsson on technique: Mastering the paradoxical element of control
by Kathleen Riley with John Chong

Through the use of ProformaVision software that was developed specifically for my work with musicians, we were able to measure Garrick's muscle tension and biomechanical movement while he played on a Yamaha Disklavier, which generated correlating MIDI data on the music itself.

: Counterpoint: Can we teach passion in the piano lesson?
by Helen Smith Tarchalski with Warren Magid and Bomi Lim

Is passion not that intangible force at the core of sensitive playing? Passion implies enthusiasm. Where enthusiasm blossoms, passion grows. Effective teaching of any concept boils down to the ability to motivate - to make passion possible.

: Variations: Owen is my first grandstudent
by Barbara Kreader

Owen is my first grandstudent. I taught his mother and both of his aunts from the time they were six until they graduated from high school. Owen has just turned four, not an age I usually begin students, but Owen is a special case.

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Welcome to Clavier Companion! The Frances Clark Center is proud to bring you this new publication since January 2009, 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.

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Editor’s Page:	Style is substance — Pete Jutras

Variations:	Owen is my first grandstudent — Barbara Kreader

Musings:	Listening and intrinsic motivation— Jane Magrath

Questions & Answers:	Best of Frances Clark

Article:	Garrick Ohlsson on technique: Mastering the paradoxical element of control— Kathleen Riley with John Chong

Article:	Technique and musicality: The indispensable and eloquent duo — Lois Emery Nielson with Marilyn Rosfeld

Departments

Jazz & Pop:	Less is more, more or less— Phillip Keveren

Music Readaing:	How do you teach musical phrasing?— Craig Sale with Linda Stutzenberger

Perspectives in Pedagogy:	A review of Piano Town— Rebecca Grooms Johnson with Kim Bakkum and Sheila Vail

Counterpoint:	Can we teach passion in the piano lesson? — Helen Smith Tarchalski with Warren Magid and Bomi Lim

Adult Piano Study:	The plight of adult students: Cats and other challenges— Michelle Conda with Ted Isenor

Technique:	Transposition: The 20-minute miracle, Part 1— Scott McBride Smith with Dominic Meiman

Poetry Corner

Holiday Music Review

Book Reviews

Technology Review

CD & DVD Reviews

News & Notes

Pupil Savers

Keyboard Kids' Companion

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