The well-tempered keyboard teacher / Marienne Uszler, Stewart Gordon, Scott McBride Smith ; with special contributions by Rena Upitis, Elyse Mach.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-380) and index.

-- Marienne Uszler, with contributions by Rena Upitis -- The preschool student / Marienne Uszler, with contributions by Rena Upitis -- The adult student / Marienne Uszler, with contributions by Rena Upitis -- Teaching the intermediate student / Scott McBride Smith -- Repertoire / Scott McBride Smith -- Technique and musicianship / Scott McBride Smith -- The transfer student / Marienne Uszler -- Teaching the advanced student / Scott McBride Smith -- Repertoire / Scott McBride Smith -- Technique and practicing / Scott McBride Smith -- Career choices / Scott McBride Smith -- Teaching as a business / Scott McBride Smith -- Independent teaching / Scott McBride Smith -- Teaching with technology / Rena Upitis -- About learning and teaching / Marienne Uszler -- Putting theory into practice / Marienne Uszler -- Influences on pedagogy / Stewart Gordon -- From Diruta to C.P.E. Bach / Stewart Gordon -- From Türk to Deppe / Stewart Gordon -- Liszt and Leschetizky / Stewart Gordon -- Breithaupt and Matthay / Stewart Gordon -- Ortmann and Schultz / Stewart Gordon -- Other twentieth-century pedagogy / Stewart Gordon -- American piano methods / Marienne Uszler -- Great pianists of today / Elyse Mach.

With the second edition of their best-selling piano pedagogy book, Uszler, Gordon, and McBride Smith prepare piano and keyboard teachers for the challenges of the next century. The Well-Tempered Keyboard Teacher provides a complete compendium of detailed information essential to every keyboard teacher. The book examines current learning theories, offers a historical overview of keyboard pedagogy, reviews educational materials, and discusses specific teaching techniques. It also describes specific repertoire and technique for beginning, intermediate, and adult students. The new edition has a thoroughly revised chapter on learning theories, additional musical examples incorporated throughout the text, new information on technology, and more illustrations. THe book has been updated throughout to incorporate the most current research.-- from back cover