2008 Lecture & Master Class Topics

The following is a listing of lecture and master class topics for the 2008 Goshen College Piano Workshop and Academy. The schedules of events for both teachers and students are available for download as PDF files through the links on the right.

Jessica Johnson

The Art of Listening with Depth, Understanding, Flow, and Imagery
Exploring New Sounds: Contemporary Performance Techniques for the Pre-College Pianist
Artistic Pedaling Techniques for the Pre-College Pianist
Awakening Rhythmic Intuition and Flow in the Developing Pianist

E. Douglas Bomberger

Bomberger's lectures will look at four student/teacher pairs from different historical periods, showing how teachers exert both positive and negative influences on their students, while students vary from docile to rebellious.

Wolfgang and Leopold Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Joseph Haydn
Clara and Friedrich Wieck
Aaron Copland and Nadia Boulanger

Catherine Rollin

Technique and Artistry: the Inseperable Duet
Problem Solving at the Private Lesson: The Technique and Artistry Duet Put Into Action

Beverly Lapp

88 Keys to Transformative Learning
New paradigms for Traditional Teachers: Why I Let My Second Grader Learn How to Play the Piano from a Video Game

Matthew Hill

Piano Technique: Hoffmann, Gieseking, and Schnabel
What I Learned at Camp

Pre-Concert Lectures

Sole Nero
Mark Swartzentruber

Teaching Demonstrations

Monday, June 15: Jessica Johnson
Tuesday, June 16: Mark Swartzentruber
Thursday, June 18: Matthew HIll

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