Workshop Topics

A. Teaching a stylistic period through the progression of teaching materials from elementary to advanced literature

            Teaching Baroque Style

            Teaching Classical Style

            Teaching Romantic Style

            Teaching Impressionistic Style/ Transforming Imagery into Sound

            Teaching Contemporary Style

(These topics will take about 75 minutes, but it is possible to condense them)

B. Shorter topics

Technique

            Raising the bar of technical fitness at the piano

            Building a sound technical foundation from the beginning

            Gearing up for the flashy pieces? - Technical equipments for learning and performing them

Performance/Audition

            What makes a performance tick?

            Putting the final touches

            Adding polish and sparkle           

Communication            

            Developing our communication skills in teaching and performing

Misc.    

            "No Strings Detached" - Piano/Strings Collaboration   

            Sightreading - Why can't students read!

            Memorization & Memory - teaching students how to memorize

            Teaching rhythm - Why can't students count!

            Pedaling - a science or an art?

            No Time to Practice!!!! - Time Management and Effective Practicing

C. Teaching repertoire

General

            Sincerity in Music - A Musical Journey to re-creating and creating

            Get-Well Music for the Single-Handed

            Junior High Life Savers

            What's new in the duet world?

            My top 10 intermediate teaching materials and why

Specific

            Eastern Delight - Exploring Chinese Piano Music

Music of Ginastera

            Teaching Turina

            "Why Do I HAVE to play Bach?"

            An Exploration of the music of Tansman

            "Sentimental to Sizzling"- Music of Hispanic Heritage

            Baroque Alternatives - teaching Telemann, Handel, Scarlatti & others

            Chopin Mazurkas & Waltzes - discovering the differences and similarities

            Why Teach Bartok?  

            Teaching Dello Joio and Mucynski

            Teaching Debussy -

•  "Transforming Imageries Into Sounds"

•  Debussy and Chinoiserie

•  His fascination with Spanish Music

•  His character portrayals

D. Others - Lecture format

            Approaching Music from a Global Perspective

            Capturing the Muse of Music: Communicating Creativity Through Pedagogy and Performance