Teaching Elementary Technique and Music Reading at the Piano (from The Beginner Course)

Teaching Elementary Technique and Music Reading at the Piano offers teachers practical pedagogy for the teaching of technique and music reading to beginning piano students.

This is a fully online course comprised of video and written materials from The Beginner Course: Establishing Strong Foundations for Young Pianists, a comprehensive course offered by the Frances Clark Center. The full course is available in self-guided and facilitated versions at https://www.claviercompanion.com/courses

This is is a self-guided micro-course. Quizzes will provide immediate feedback upon submission. Reflection questions serve as a way to reflect on the material as well as your own teaching and performing experiences. You will not respond to these questions on the platform, but you may wish to complete the activities for your own personal use.

• Exploring Approaches to Reading
• Various pedagogical approaches to the reading process are explored
• Technique for Beginners
• Identify technical goals for beginners, a series of warm-ups for this development, and holistic principles of healthy technique
• Reading Approaches and Pedagogical Strategies
• Key pedagogical strategies for teaching reading