Piano teaching : its principles and problems . and see the shimmer of moonbeams on the quiet canals. Aboatload of singing companions rows past us, and we listen totheir gay notes, in)^ p. ^ , ^—^.,, till these die away in the distance. Now the former scene againclaims our attention, but this time snatches of a love songare wafted through it,. and the curtain falls as the mellow tenor strains are bornein upon us. Some of the methods already mentioned are potent factorsin giving interest to the pupils practice. Regular and system-atic work in itself should cultivate the habit of Changing theputt
Piano teaching : its principles and problems . and see the shimmer of moonbeams on the quiet canals. Aboatload of singing companions rows past us, and we listen totheir gay notes, in)^ p. ^ , ^—^.,, till these die away in the distance. Now the former scene againclaims our attention, but this time snatches of a love songare wafted through it,. and the curtain falls as the mellow tenor strains are bornein upon us. Some of the methods already mentioned are potent factorsin giving interest to the pupils practice. Regular and system-atic work in itself should cultivate the habit of Changing theputting his thought upon his music at stated times style of the musiceach day; and among other aids toward this result,that of assigning him music to study which is both attractiveand varied in character is of paramount importance. I havespoken of the advantage of selecting music which will developthe pupils individuality. Be careful, also, to change the stylewith each new piece given, following a bright gavotte by adreamy nocturne, this with a Bach Invention, and this with abrilliant salon piece. If any given composition has been studieduntil interest in it is in danger of becoming threadbare, lay it 38 PIANO TEACHING aside for a time, to be taken up with fresh enthusiasm after acontrast has intervened. There are, indeed, several stages
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