MacCabe offers a reason for this when stating, “Since Chopin despised concertizing in public and his compositions only produced a meager income, he sustained himself by teaching.”¹ Although some biographers insist that teaching was a detested task that he just endured for his financial need, Chopin in fact “enjoyed this occupation immensely and was very meticulous.”² One of his most important students, Carl Mikuli describes these characteristics:įar from regarding his work as a teacher, which his position as artist and his social connections in Paris rendered difficult of avoidance, as a burdensome task, Chopin daily devoted his entire energies to it for several hours and with genuine delight. He devoted summers to composition and winters to his piano students. Finally, I will include a survey of Chopin’s general principles of teaching, regarding technique and musical style.įryderyk Chopin taught piano for 17 years, from 1832 to 1849, when he also divided his time as a composer. Second, I will offer the practical details of his studio regarding the establishing fees, the way he conducted his schedule, the lessons, and his students.
First, I intend to discuss the importance teaching held in Chopin’s life. I intend to offer an overview of Chopin’s pedagogy in order not only to understand his “method,” but also to provide an understanding of his personality, his music, and his style. His contemporaries of the Romantic Period considered his teaching method revolutionary, and it predicted modern piano pedagogy.
Although Chopin disliked concertizing and had few outstanding pupils, he enjoyed teaching piano. He interacted with the intellectuals and aristocrats of Paris and became an important piano teacher. In 1832, Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810-1849) successfully debuted as a pianist in Paris and began a lifetime occupation of teaching piano and composing. CHOPIN the TEACHER by Joao Paulo Casarotti Assistant Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy Coordinator of Keyboard Studies Southern University A&M College
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