Retention, achievement, and feedback: applying research in music education to piano pedagogy

Piano pedagogy is often viewed as distinct from music education, when in fact these disciplines inform each other. While more research currently exists in music education than in piano pedagogy, this disparity is shrinking. As more universities offer PhD’s in Piano Pedagogy, research in the area is growing and improving. The aim of this document is to explore a curated sample of music education research in order to demonstrate relevance to private piano teachers in the areas of retention, achievement, and feedback.