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International Teacher Education Conference 2014
on the importance of leaving playing by the way of numbering the fingers blew the noted-tones. In addition, he
gave importance to putting instructions when learning a new tone or skill with assurance upon the teacher's
accompaniment to the student, especially, in the first stages of learning. As well, with the importance of
graduating the exercises in the rhythmical types with increasing the musical tones, one after the
other.(Thompson J., 1934, p.134-138)
Bella Bartok's method gave importance to studying "solfege principles" and the basic musical rules as a base
for acquiring the skill of playing performance on the piano. This method depended upon on the Hungarian
folklore songs and putting it in educational exercises in gradual exercises of the primitive principles to works of
more difficulty, in addition to the "solfege" singing trainings.
The student has to sing it first, and then plays it. Bartok assured the importance of having the student play the
first sound and the teacher plays the whole exercise. With giving importance to all accurate details, written down
in the musical note. These details should be explained at the beginning of every note. Bartok's educational style
in its six parts (Micro Kosmos). Includes "speed change melodies". In addition to the scales, religion pitches and
using the different ends, he as well composed educational melodies for the five fingers, using the same sound
tone at the distance of one octave or two, and using the melodic different length arrow for the one exercise. As
well, he used time signs ( ) and the stops opposite to them and the graduating of melodies from the easy
ones to the more difficult together with using the pedal and hands crossing.( Rakhawi N., 1979,p.100)
Clark's method known by the name "the music tree" is interested in learning the basics of piano playing for
the scholar whether young or adults. It takes an interest in evaluating the phrases, the musical style, the general
type, and music expressions. The scholars in the shape of music tree, we see them good at reading music
distances from the first day as she is very specialized in music terms and sight reading which endue them the
force for starting studying in the higher stages (masters).( Zaghloul, N., 1981)
Michael Aaron's method, His style was based on the music of some popular songs and remolding it to be
performed on the piano with the possibility of singing it, as well, during playing. His way is based on performing
(from the beginning) by the way of exchanging alternating the two hands, and writing the tone name by letters
on each musical tone on the scale, with giving importance to finger numbering. He made writing for the
explanation guidance's, necessary before training. His melodies are easy and simple. They are cute to attract the
beginners. He used the simple harmonies, the simple coloring, and expressional performance from hearing start,
as well. (El Sawi, H.2006, P171)
Suzuki's method, it is one of the most important styles which sprang in Japan but it has got a large popularity
in the USA. This method is of great success with the Japanese students, more than the Americans. The Japanese
students, showed cleverness in "solfege reading", listening training, and playing techniques. Though the
American students followed the same method, they missed a lot of these skills. They in most cases cannot read
the notes and depend on their playing on ears and free playing. This method handles music bases and playing
gradually slow at the beginning, then, going on in speed steps positive and accurate; to get to the desired level.
(Suzuki, S., I, 1976, p.23)
Mr. Kern's method, Play by choice is one of the best methods available for learning the beginners. Mr. Kern
has organized a teaching method by which he could deal with the beginners and the adults. He wrote down one
syllabus with multi-faceted for learning the fundamental bases and the sound is educationally required. He
decided that "No two persons are found learn the same concepts in the exact same way". There are no flashy
graphics or associated bells or whistles attached to them; only, there are facts and a lot of suggestions for how to
mix these facts and having them in the position of application "training" into your practice. This method assured
the reading of individual tones, chords, and the relationships between distances and the melodic corners, not
merely playing setting. The music pieces in this book are a good collection of pop, religious, Broadway
musicals, and arrangements of some classical pieces. The beginner student has the freedom of choosing a piece
of them for playing and studying. The book text pointed to the pieces which need to be studied for assurance and
learning. Then the rest pieces in every act and that can be played by choosing.
Play by Choice method was and is still one of the most successful methods which students can use. All
students who study by means of this style can be able to read music without relying on the position playing to
get them through a composition. They become functionally literate music students in reading and writing music.
Bastian's method, this style assures on the five finger position-playing method. This method was used in a
large type in the past. It found that the students had a very frustrate time to get out of the mode of position-
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