This coffee break explores how to teach a promising student piano. Mr. Somers, a life-long teacher, discusses how he approaches teaching piano techniques and how his professional experience playing for the NJ Ballet helped expand his ability to teach others. We listen to some Bach and ask "How the music works?" Beyond the finger techniques, the teacher needs to direct the student to begin to understand the sense of the music and the composer's intention. Next we add complexity with a Robert Schumann piece. And the importance of the physical traits of the student's hands. And must we add that everyone who is "overnight success" must practice, practice, practice?

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