Piano Ped Mid-Term

Question 1

Q: Besides a good piano, name the other essential piece of equipment

Answer 1

A: Metronome

Question 2

Q: Name two of the most important factors to a positive teaching environment:

Answer 2

A: Good lighting; Good acoustics

Question 3

Q: Besides making sure that the child practices assignments regularly, name one other responsibility of parents.

Answer 3

A: Paying tuition on time

Question 4

Q: The ______ student are usually taking piano lessons because _____ ____ __.

Answer 4

A: Advanced; they want to

Question 5

Q: The _________ student usually presents the greatest challenges to both teacher and parents.

Answer 5

A: intermediate

Question 6

Q: For the average child, age _____ can also be the ideal time to begin piano study.

Answer 6

A: 7

Question 7

Q: The most successful pre-piano study usually occurs in a _____ _______

Answer 7

A: Group setting

Question 8

Q: Give the age categories for piano students:

Answer 8

A: Pre-piano: 4-6; Beginner: 7-10; Intermediate: 9-14; Advanced: 14-18-80

Question 9

Q: The teacher’s responsibility is to teach the student not only how to play the piano but how to ______

Answer 9

A: Practice

Question 10

Q: Name one teaching aid, but not equipment

Answer 10

A: Flash cards

Question 11

Q: One of the most vexing problems for most teachers is ______ tuition payments ___ ____!!!!!

Answer 11

A: collecting; on time

Question 12

Q: According to the text, discounted tuition rates ______ be given.

Answer 12

A: Shouldn’t

Question 13

Q: Several factors must be considered when in establishing an appropriate tuition rate, including _______ degrees and _______, _______ both in playing the piano and instructing, range of _____ provided by one’s studio, the total _____ involved in teaching piano, the going rate in one’s _____ and _______ time.

Answer 13

A: Academic; training; experience; services; work; community; vacation

Question 14

Q: Each studio policy must be designed to fit the particular needs of the _______ and the _________ they serve.

Answer 14

A: Teacher; Community

Question 15

Q: ______ is the most difficult physical gesture for a child.

Answer 15

A: Clapping

Question 16

Q: If a prospective student cannot read, three options are available. Name one.

Answer 16

A: Wait till they can read

Question 17

Q: An important question to ask when considering whether to accept a young beginner is: Is the child able to ______ at his grade level?

Answer 17

A: Read

Question 18

Q: Expenses are listed under two main headings:

Answer 18

A: Direct; Indirect

Question 19

Q: What are the two major aspects of independent piano teaching?

Answer 19

A: Teaching students; operating a studio

Question 20

Q: ______ means _____ facts build on and relate to ____ facts.

Answer 20

A: Apperception; new; old

Question 21

Q: Name two of the pedagogues that brought about significant changes in piano teaching materials, philosophies and practices.

Answer 21

A: Pace; Clark; Duckworth

Question 22

Q: _______ is an ______ change in a living individual that is not heralded by his genetic inheritance.

Answer 22

A: Learning; Enduring

Question 23

Q: Maturation is a _________ process with which a person from time to time manifests different traits, the “blueprints” for which have been carried in his cells from the time of his ________.

Answer 23

A: Development; Conception

Question 24

Q: One of the primary reasons teachers lose students is because they often do not adequately _____ for each lesson they teach.

Answer 24

A: Prepare

Question 25

Q: When evaluating ideas, the FIRST technique is called ____/_____ evaluation.

Answer 25

A: impact/effort

Question 26

Q: The SECOND technique is called ____/____.

Answer 26

A: pros/cons

Question 27

Q: _________ is getting one’s message out through contacts with others who can help sell _____ or their products or services.

Answer 27

A: networking; themselves

Question 28

Q: A powerful and widely-used technique for generating ideas is _______.

Answer 28

A: Brainstorming

Question 29

Q: A powerful way to help one become more assertive in dealing with financial issues (other issues as well, for that matter) is through _____.

Answer 29

A: Role-playing

Question 30

Q: ______ became ______ and _______

Answer 30

A: Clearness; preparation; presentation

Question 31

Q: ______ became ______ and ______

Answer 31

A: Association; comparison; abstraction

Question 32

Q: _____became ______

Answer 32

A: System; generalization

Question 33

Q: _____ became ______

Answer 33

A: Method; application

Question 34

Q: During preparation, do not _____

Answer 34

A: Test

Question 35

Q: Always try to expose the student to the new element at least ___ or ____ times before asking them to work with it without the teacher’s help.

Answer 35

A: 3; 4

Question 36

Q: It is very important to keep in mind that it matters less _____ teaching materials are used than _____ they are used!

Answer 36

A: What; how

Question 37

Q: ____ and ___ can be reversed. _____ should always be first

Answer 37

A: see; do; hear

Question 38

Q: _____ is anything the student can do with learned elements in a more _____, complex setting, and ______ is ______

Answer 38

A: Performance; complicated; performance; follow-through

Question 39

Q: Naturally, it is understood that as one gains more teaching ______ and ______ of the teaching materials, less ____ will be required to ____ a plan for each lesson

Answer 39

A: experience; knowledge; time; prepare