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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Piano teacher"”.
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The Legacy of Master Piano Teacher Marvin Blickenstaff: His Pedagogy and Philosophy
The legacy of master piano teacher Marvin Blickenstaff (b. 1935) is documented in this study through an analysis of his philosophy and pedagogical style and of his contributions to the field of piano pedagogy. Blickenstaff's extensive career includes teaching piano to all ages for over fifty years, …
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Responsible filmmaking: ethics and spectatorship through the lens of Michael Haneke
… continuity editing in Code Unknown, music in The Piano Teacher and sound in Time of the Wolf to analyse Haneke's approach to filmmaking. My readings are underpinned by Cavell's understanding of automatism and the manner in which Haneke uses and reflects upon film's automatisms. Finally, I …
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Dorothy Munger : pianist and pedagogue
… Munger's career has encompassed many roles-piano teacher, accompanist, soloist and ensemble performer. Munger's early piano training included study with Karin Dayas, Rosina and Josef Lhevinne, and Guy Maier. Munger's professional performing career has included work with the Indianapolis …
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A study of the Four Roman sketches of Charles T. Griffes
… and the one of longest tenure, was that of his piano teacher, a Miss Mary Selena Broughton. An eccentric woman and, considering the times, an extremely unorthodox teacher, she instructed Griffes in piano for twelve years. In addition to giving him thorough technical training and sound …
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"Ain't You Heard"?: The Jazz Poetry of Langston Hughes
<p>It all began with a piano bench. At the age of four, I sat next to my first piano teacher, as she told me the names of the keys. 'This is C, D, E . . . ," she said, her finger touching each key. moving through the entirety of a C-major scale. Afterward she asked, "Now. which one is F?" Though I …
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All that is worth remembering
In the December of my Senior year, my old piano teacher died. Old not in the sense of age, because he was really quite young (in general, but specifically to die), but in the sense that I took lessons from him when I was a kid and young adult (how I despise that term), and hadn't spoken with him, …
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Janetta McStay: A pianist and teacher's legacy
… investigates the life and legacy of pianist and teacher Janetta Mary McStay (20 May 1917–14 June 2012) as one of the foremost musicians of the twentieth century in New Zealand, exceptional in her achievements and skill. McStay was the country’s first full-time lecturer in piano at the University …