Christopher Hepp and Virginia Houser are two very personable university professors with years of experience in teaching and teacher training. Here, they pair up to present a complete picture of what you'll need to know if you are contemplating music lessons for your child or yourself. Starting with the premise that having fun and enjoying music are more important than success, they show that you don't have to be a musician to be your child's first music teacher. This is done by demonstrating a series of games for children as young as three; games parents will find enjoyable and which foster skills and indicate the level of readiness for formal training. They then proceed to discuss, point by point, the various trends in instruction; what will go on in a lesson; how to find, interview and select a teacher; what it will cost (including hidden extras like tuning expenses); and the process of selecting and purchasing a piano. Comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date and presented in a friendly, supportive manner, this is highly recommended. Audience: C, P. (J. Reed)
A Video Guide to Music Lessons: How to Choose a Piano Teacher
(1995) 40 min. $19.95. SH Productions (dist. by Instructional Video). PPR. Color cover. Vol. 11, Issue 5
A Video Guide to Music Lessons: How to Choose a Piano Teacher
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