{"product_id":"the-success-factor-in-piano-teaching-making-practice-perfect-by-elvina-pearce","title":"The Success Factor in Piano Teaching: Making Practice Perfect by Elvina Pearce","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Success Factor: Making Practice Perfect\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a definitive, inspiring, and practical guide for piano teachers seeking extraordinary results in teaching, practicing, and performing. Written by Elvina Truman Pearce and edited by Craig Sale, this volume blends encyclopedic pedagogical insight with down-to-earth strategies that teachers can immediately apply in their studios. Jam-packed with actionable teaching tips, it also highlights the reflections and wisdom of one of the most influential piano pedagogues of the last fifty years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElvina Truman Pearce studied piano with Isabelle Vengerova and pedagogy with Frances Clark. She was a founding faculty member of The New School for Music Study, one of the founders of The Frances Clark Center, Editor-in-Chief of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKeyboard Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine from 2000–2006, and has been actively involved with NCKP since its inception. As pianist, pedagogue, composer, and clinician, she is internationally recognized for her rare combination of excellence, creativity, and practicality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Success Factor in Piano Teaching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Success Factor is the best possible tool for both the professional pedagogy and independent piano teachers. An essential component for every teacher's library.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouise L. Goss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCo-founder, The New School for Music Study\u003cbr\u003eAuthor-editor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Music Tree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Frances Clark Library for Piano Students\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThis volume presents the nuts and bolts of piano teaching more thoroughly than any other I've seen. It will likely become required reading for university pedagogy interns. Even experienced teachers will pick up a thing or two (dozen!) from its rich stock of concrete examples. And for those young pianists who never had a pedagogy course but find themselves with a teaching studio full of eager learners, this book will be your lifeline.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBurce Berr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndependent Music Teacher\u003cbr\u003eAssociate Editor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eClavier Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eIt is to the good fortune of our profession that some of our colleagues, who over a lifetime of experience have developed a deep, expansive, and intuitive understanding of some dimension of human behavior, invest the time and effort necessary to write about what they've learned for the benefit of others who aspire to similar levels of accomplishment. This is such a book about music teaching. Elvina Pearce encapsulates the wisdom of a celebrated life in music pedagogy in a concise, well-organized, and accessible compendium. It's a pleasure to learn from her.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRobert A. Duke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeyerson Centennial Professor and Head of Music and Human Learning\u003cbr\u003eThe University of Texas at Austin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"The Frances Clark Center","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44150804873413,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0196\/0915\/7694\/files\/SuccessFactorCover_3d3a91ef-afc2-49c5-aeb2-b75b05691361.jpg?v=1767124286","url":"https:\/\/the-frances-clark-center.myshopify.com\/products\/the-success-factor-in-piano-teaching-making-practice-perfect-by-elvina-pearce","provider":"The Frances Clark Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}