| The piano has been a favorite instrument of many | | | | finger placement, naming notes, and reading interval. |
| renowned and promising musicians. Its natural | | | | |
| exquisiteness and versatility entices a musician to | | | | Clark Method or the Music tree |
| passionately combine his or her soul and emotions in | | | | Just like the Alfred and Bastein, Clark Method uses |
| playing the music. | | | | interactive piano teaching resources; however, the |
| Every piano teacher knows that playing the piano | | | | Clark is much more competent. From the beginning, the |
| requires more than talent and training—it entails | | | | children are introduced to reading intervals and playing |
| understanding and emotion. The mastery of the piano | | | | the ensemble. |
| comes from the person’s initiative, not on the | | | | This method develops faster understanding of |
| technique. Although there are several standard piano | | | | sight-reading, music terminology, and knowing forms, |
| techniques, most teachers prefer to explore interactive | | | | which is a good start to whip out your piano mastery. |
| teaching techniques to communicate well with their | | | | Play by Choice |
| students and help the students enjoy the technique | | | | Adults also need beginning methods to get them |
| they are comfortable with. Nevertheless, it is proven | | | | started, and one of the helpful techniques available is |
| essential for teachers to tailor their own method than | | | | the Play by Choice. This method was organized from |
| to stick with single approach. | | | | the idea that no two people learn the same concepts |
| Are you ready to teach to play piano? Here are some | | | | in the same exact way. Play by Choice uses |
| of the best piano teaching techniques for children and | | | | different ways in teaching piano to adults, without |
| adults: | | | | constraining the adults to the same, rigid concepts of |
| Alfred Method | | | | position playing. |
| Beginners, who were hesitant from taking piano | | | | This method helps adults learn to read individual notes, |
| lessons before, will definitely pray for another | | | | intervallic relationships, and melodic contour. The adults |
| instruction once they started playing their first piece. | | | | are free to choose whichever piece they want to play |
| Alfred Method is one of the best methods for | | | | or study. Basically, this helps students play on the music |
| beginners. The teacher uses a lot of colored pictures | | | | or method they are comfortable with, not on style and |
| or graphics, software, compact discs, and cassettes to | | | | expedite techniques suggested by books or teachers. |
| explain position playing, chords, and progression. This | | | | Pace Method |
| method helps students to easily read intervals and | | | | Unlike flashy graphics meant to catch children’s |
| understand intervallic relationship between notes. | | | | attention, the Pace Method presents concise and |
| Another concept of this is to help beginning teachers | | | | simple material to help adults cope with the intricacies |
| to have a programmed format to follow. | | | | of piano instruction. Moreover, the technique does not |
| Bastein Method | | | | encourage students to heavily rely on position playing |
| The Bastein Method is another great teaching | | | | but to employ the technique that interests them better. |
| technique for children. It increases the children’s | | | | However, older beginners need to have a lot of |
| exposure to advanced playing techniques such as | | | | practice and, of course, patience to perform better. |
| fingering and rhythm. It guides children to the correct | | | | |