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TEACHING DIPLOMA
MODULE 4 WORKBOOK How to see the big picture: Technique
Approaches to teaching and performing core techniques
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TECHNIQUE
‘Technique springs from play, because we can acquire technique only by the
practice of practice, by persistently experimenting and playing with our tools and
testing their limits and resistance’.
Freeplay, Steven Nachmanovich
This workbook is broken up into the areas listed below.
Imagine, that in the discussion section of your exam, your examiner engages you in
a discussion starting with the question “You’re teaching staccato to a pupil for the
first time, how would you approach this?” or “What strategies do you use in lessons
to ensure that pupils develop good posture?”
In order to engage in a purposeful discussion, you will want to have already
considered these topic areas. Therefore, use each page of this workbook to make
your own notes.
Reflecting on your own technique page 3
Reflecting on how you teach technique page 4
Reference material page 5
Online support page 6
Exercises & studies page 7
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REFLECTInG ON YOUR OWN TECHNIQUE
We all have certain hang-ups about our technical abilities. Spend a few minutes
considering your own technique, both the positives and negatives. Here are a few
questions to get you started.
How well do you feel you were taught technique? Do you think you have a ‘good’
technique? What areas of technique would you like to improve and become more
proficient with? What steps have you taken (or about to take) to continue improving
your technique?
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REFLECTING ON HOW YOU TEACH TECHNIQUE
What techniques and/or strategies do you use currently to teach technique? For
example, how do you teach the pedal?
Use this page to make a note of any strategies that you use consistently and that
seem to work. You might want to divide this into Beginners, Elementary,
Intermediate and Advanced. The Technical Skills of the Piano Framework (which
you’ll find under the Resources section of the membership website) will help you
focus if you need some help.
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REFERENCE MATERIAL
There is a LOT of support material out there! Here are just a few of our top
choices.
The Piano Framework - Technical Skills
The Foundations of Technique by Murray McLachlan
Piano Technique in Practice by Murray McLachlan
What every pianist needs to know about the body by Thomas Mark
The Art of Piano Fingering by Rami Bar-Niv
Piano Yoga: Transform your hands - website & ebook
Piano Map - website with resources
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https://www.thecuriouspianoteachers.org/resources/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Piano-Professional-Foundations-Murray-McLachlan/dp/0571532756http://www.fabermusicstore.com/Piano-Technique-in-Practice-0571539351.aspxhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/WHAT-EVERY-PIANIST-NEEDS-KN/dp/1579992064https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Piano-Fingering-Traditional-Innovative/dp/1479285277http://www.piano-yoga.com/book/piano-yoga-transform-your-hands-ebook.phphttp://www.pianomap.com
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ONLINE SUPPORT
What is particularly useful about Online Support is the ability to see and hear the
various technical aspects being delivered.
Here are a series of videos presented by Sally:
Technique Part 1 | Posture & the whole body
Technique Part 2 | Posture at the piano
Technique Part 3 | Arms, wrists & fingers
Technique Part 4 | Exploring touch
Technique Part 5 | Scales, arpeggios and the role of the thumb
Here are the relevant Curiosity Boxes.
Pianistic Skills with Heli Ignatius-Fleet and Ilga Pitkevica
Personal Musicianship watch Graham Fitch discuss the technical challenges of
Chopin
Developing Pianistic Skills with Intermediate Pupils Graham Fitch discusses the
challenges behind two pieces by William Alwyn.
We also highly recommend that you watch all the Piano Safari videos.
For a deeper and thorough look at technique you might want to investigate these
two online providers.
On-line Piano Academy with Graham Fitch
Entrada Piano Technique with Fred Karpoff
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https://vimeo.com/210991557/7b78fbfffbhttps://vimeo.com/210996709/4df9239544https://vimeo.com/210626157/f22c26fd11https://vimeo.com/210642639/318884e3b4https://vimeo.com/210642778/ad2cfdae9ehttps://www.thecuriouspianoteachers.org/curiosityboxes/pianistic-skills/https://www.thecuriouspianoteachers.org/curiosityboxes/august-2016-personal-musicianship/https://www.thecuriouspianoteachers.org/curiosityboxes/february-2017-developing-pianistic-skills-intermediate-pupils/http://pianosafari.com/videos/https://online-academy.informance.biz/https://entradapiano.com/
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EXERCISES AND STUDIES Technique for the Advancing Pianist
Trinity Piano Exercises, Initial to Grade 8
A Dozen a Day
Foundations of Pianoforte Technique
Pianoforte Technique on an hour a day
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https://www.alfred-music.co.uk/shop/technique-for-the-advancing-pianist.htmlhttps://www.google.co.uk/?client=safari&channel=mac_bm&gws_rd=cr&ei=ojLeWNrgD8XiU_6OoEg#q=trinity+piano+books&channel=mac_bm&tbm=shop&*https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dozen-Day-Book-1/dp/0877180318https://www.amazon.co.uk/Foundations-Pianoforte-Technique-Geoffrey-Tankard/dp/0853605793https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pianoforte-Technique-Hour-Geoffrey-Tankard/dp/0853603634