Goran BrkovicPiano Teacher

High School of Music “Vojislav-Lale Stefanovic” Uzice, Serbia@gbrkovic

September 29, 2012

Using Youtube In Teaching Piano Accompaniment

The main problem in teaching piano accompaniment

• The main goal - to develop adaptability

• The main problem - how to achieve it efficiently

• Solo piano vs. piano accompaniment

• What's easier?

• What's more complex?

The old way we used to teach it and the problems it involved

The old fashioned piano accompaniment class:

• one piano student plays imitating the soloist, the other piano students plays along piano accompany part

• no adaptation to the real soloist Limited usability- no preparation for the real public performance

The new way: how technology can help teachers and students

Increased class usability:- accompanying several performances from Youtube- use each YT recording only once - preparation for the public performance

Developing:- listening skills - adaptability

• choosing the pieces

• searching YT for useful performances

• saving the links, making notes and reflections about students' achievements

• allowing some time for students to read and learn the pieces

Teacher's preparation for the lesson

Lesson Goals & Timing

Lesson goals:- learning to catch the agogics on the fly- developing listening to changes of the harmonies and dynamic expressiveness

Lesson duration: - 45 minutes, two students, 3 x 15 minutes

1) warming up - 15 minutes2) one student accompanying YT video recording - 15 minutes3) the other student accompanying YT video - 15 minutes

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Goran BrkovicPiano Teacher

Music School “Vojislav-Lale Stefanovic” Uzice, Serbia@gbrkovic

September 29, 2012

Using Youtube In Teaching Piano Accompaniment