Bach and Schumann as Keyboard Pedagogues: A Comparative and Critical Overview of the "Notebook of Anna Magdalena," and the "Album for the Young."

Abstract

This dissertation compares and critically evaluates the keyboard pedagogies and teaching philosophies of J.S. Bach and Robert Schumann as expressed in their important collections intended for young, beginning students — <italic>Notebook for Anna Magdalena</italic> and <italic>Album for the Young, Op. 68</italic>, respectively. The terms <italic>Method</italic> or <italic>Method Book</italic> will be used throughout in their 18th and 19th centuries' context.