s05e07-MLT Piano

About this episode

Beau and Eric discuss piano teaching and music learning theory, sharing experiences and insights on the subject.

Beau and Eric discuss piano teaching and music learning theory, exploring various topics including the role of piano in musical education, harmonic learning sequences, and the use of visual diagrams for keyboard instruments. They discussed their experiences with teaching piano to students of different ages and skill levels, sharing personal anecdotes about learning and teaching piano. The conversation also touched on the distinction between capital and lowercase MLT (Music Learning Theory), with Eric explaining his presentation on this topic to the New England GIML chapter. They considered inviting piano-focused guests on their podcast to discuss these topics further and discussed the potential benefits of using piano instruction to develop audiation skills.

People in this episode

Hosts: Beau Taillefer, Eric Rasmussen

Topics covered

• piano teaching
• music learning theory
• harmonic learning sequences
• visual diagrams
• audiation skills

Keywords

• piano education
• music education
• teaching piano
• audiation
• Music Learning Theory

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New England GIML

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