I think I was born with desire to be a teacher.
By the end of college, I knew I wanted to be a teacher.
It's my life. I can't even say it's my job,
because I don't think there is a time in my day
when I don't think about music or my students or teaching.
Piano Pedagogy Pioneering.
Explore the innovative world of piano education
with Irina Gorin, the visionary behind the Tales of a Musical Journey Method book series
and founder of the Gorin Institute.
Renowned for her innovative approach to teaching piano,
Ms. Gorin emphasizes musicality, expressiveness, and foundational skills from the onset.
This little girl, her name is Chen Yao, inspired me
along with all my previous years of desperation to write the book.
For each lesson with her, I wrote a story
that would introduce her to certain concepts.
I took to study how kids learn, young children, preschool ages.
And what I've learned is they don't get things from explanations or demonstrations,
only through analogies, through images, through stories, through artwork.
They need to see, they need to hear, they need to imagine,
and they need to feel or experience.
In my books, these stories, the songs,
they all work for developing students' imagination
and making them active participants in the lessons
rather than passive observers.
So they participate, they want to experience, experiment,
they want to try, they want to learn, they want to know what's next.
So join us tomorrow, April 16th at 8 p.m. Eastern Time,
for the premiere of this inspiring conversation
on the Piano Pod's YouTube channel featuring piano pedagogue Irina Gorin.
Discover how she revolutionizes piano pedagogy with her inventive teaching techniques
and empowers piano teachers worldwide through the Gorin Institute comprehensive courses,
workshops, and master classes.
The audio version of this exciting conversation will be split into two parts,
and one available simultaneously on your favorite podcasting platforms
alongside the YouTube premiere.
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