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		<title>Teachers, unlimit your improvement</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2010/04/teachers-unlimit-your-improvement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Teaching is...]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success in the lesson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently rediscovered the best resource to improved teaching. This past week I went to several of my lessons armed with my video camera. Have you ever thought about who is most critical of you? Maybe its not universal, but I&#8217;m pretty sure that I&#8217;m more critical of myself than anyone else has ever been. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Behind Closed Doors</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2010/02/good-teaching-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Good Teaching is...]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What is good teaching? True, the result of good teaching is often demonstrated in performance. But good teaching, the act, takes place week to week behind closed doors in the private lesson. And, good teaching doesn't just haphazardly occur because someone is a naturally good teacher. The teacher must prepare for their students' lessons and always investigate and reflect on how to improve their teaching.

So fill in the blank. Good teaching is _____. Recognizing the makeup of good teaching is the first step. Read on for more tips. Don't forget to share your two cents in the comment box following the post. ]]></description>
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		<title>Tis the Season for the Sonatina</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2010/01/tis-the-season-for-the-sonatina/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sonatina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piano repertoire]]></category>

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Put away the Christmas tunes and pull out the sonatinas! Of course, any time is a good time for the sonatina. But I think the sonatina&#8217;s bright and crisp style offers the perfect pick me up in the dead of winter. And so it seems that most piano teacher associations focus on the sonatina in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dos and Don&#8217;ts of a Method</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2009/12/the-dos-and-donts-of-a-method/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pass the Content Please]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success in the lesson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Theodor Leschetizky as our guide, this post encourages teachers to consider the value of a method, the value of differing methods, and in contrast, the value of no method. Immerse yourself in these topics:
Who is the method book servicing -- the teacher or the student?
Give your students wings to fly -- out of the method, that is
Improvising a build to suit method
Experimenting with different methods]]></description>
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		<title>Its All About Choices</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Older beginners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beginning piano students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivating older beginners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivating your piano students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practice commitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practicing piano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenage piano students]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[do you recognize this student type?
Gender: male or female
Age: 13-18
Level: beginner to early intermediate
Title: Beginning older student
Character: Seemingly responsible. Eager to play, especially the music he or she knows by ear. Usually has all of the answers. Bordering on independence, but still in need of supervision. Smart. Capable. Possesses one or the other: extreme, unwarranted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compliments!</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2009/09/compliments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2009/09/compliments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/?p=166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ A special thanks to the graphic artist who designed my logo and header. Although a vision for the logo was clear in my mind, I found it difficult to describe exactly what I was looking for. All I could say was that I wanted it to be simple and creative. It takes true talent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Classic Choice</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2009/09/take-the-plunge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education for parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why is it so hard to convince parents to buy a piano? If they are going to invest in lessons, its only logical that they provide their students with an appropriate practice instrument. I know many teachers who require a piano from the beginning. I always tell parents that within 6 months to a year they will need to get a piano. But sometimes I feel as thought they're not really listening. 
This post is my way of addressing the issue front on. Hopefully it will convince some parents to take the plunge and buy a piano.]]></description>
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		<title>Books for Beginners</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2009/08/books-for-beginners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2009/08/books-for-beginners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books music and literature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beginning piano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piano lesson materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piano repertoire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love it when I get a new beginner student.  This kind of student means one thing to me: a fresh slate!  It wasn't always this way.  For a long time I dreaded having a beginning student.  They had a reputation of forgetting simple concepts week after week.  And, it seemed like I could never get them to stay focused.  But now I have just the right set of books and tools to keep them occupied during the lesson -- 45 minutes worth of goodies!]]></description>
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		<title>Order for My Studio</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2009/08/order-for-my-studio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2009/08/order-for-my-studio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Studio structure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[registration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scheduling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tuition]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/?p=69</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Organization tips for a smooth re-entry into school year lessons.]]></description>
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		<title>Golden Goals</title>
		<link>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2009/08/golden-goals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/2009/08/golden-goals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pass the Content Please]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rhythm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steady beat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaching tools]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.practicalpedagogy.com/?p=49</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From teacher, to student, to teacher, to student.  Have you ever thought about your former piano teacher&#8217;s pedagogical lineage?  If you are a teacher, then you had a teacher, who also had a teacher, who had a teacher, and so on.  My most recent piano teacher is a fourth generation student of Beethoven!  I had [...]]]></description>
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