Contents

• The Music Teacher
• The Music Teacher as Educator
• The Music Teacher as Artist
• Typical Characteristics of the Beginner
• When to Begin Music Lessons
• Simple Musicality Tests
• The Student's Individual Characteristics
• The Piano Lesson
• On Discipline
• On Authority
• On Empathy
• Principles of Teaching Musicianship
• Principles of Teaching Technique
• On Practicing
• On Sight-Reading and Memorizing
• Development of Taste and Judgement
• The Wunderkind
• Amatuer vs. Professional
• Emotional Blocks and Other Inhibitions
• Talent and Personality