i just graduated from college with a degree in music and piano pedagogy. i plan to studio teach. i've been using many different method books over the past few years in an attempt to find one with a solid theory basis. i still have yet to find one that i really think covers everything. does anyone have one that they think works really well? any suggestions would be great! thanks.

-- jen (jen_carley@yahoo.com), June 21, 2003

Answers

Check out the Keith Snell books from Kjos (Prep-Level 10). The higher levels would challenge most undergraduate freshmen! They also include some history. Many units stand alone, so I try to skip around and make the currently assigned unit tie in with the lesson.

-- John Bisceglia (bisceglia2000@yahoo.com), June 23, 2003.

The books John is referring to are titled "Fundamentals of Piano Theory" by Martha Ashleigh and Keith Snell.

-- Arlene Steffen (asteffen@fresno.edu), June 26, 2003.