​Joyce Cameron is nationally certified in piano and piano pedagogy by the Music Teachers National Association. She is best known for her work with KEYBOARD COMPANION, for her published descriptions of the demonstration teaching at the 1988 and 1990 meetings of the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, and for coordinating the NCPP Learni...

Frances Clark was right when she said, "All students are transfer students. Even if our students are our own, the teacher we were last year is different from the teacher we are this year. In fact, the teacher we were last week is different from the teacher we are this week!" We are always changing and our students are always changing." We do change...

from the series: Independence Day: Music Reading Craig Sale, Editor Before enrolling any student, I always conduct a pre-enrollment interview. I think that this first meeting is especially important if the student is a transfer student. When this is the case, over the years I have learned to require that: the student must play one or two previ...

There are many reasons why students change teachers. In this mobile society, it is frequently because the student or teacher has moved to another loca tion. But changes can also occur for professional reasons- poor communication between the triangle of teacher/student/parent, lack of interest, a particular need that is not being fulfilled -&nb...