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- Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Book One Early Elementary Lessons 1-6
- Book Two Late Elementary Lessons 7-12
- Book Three Melody Lessons 13-22
- Book Four Harmony Lessons 23-27
- Book Five Skills Lessons 28-31
- Book Six Theory And Music Symbols Lessons 32-42
- Book Seven General Information For Students LESSONS 43-50
- Book Eight General Information For Teachers LESSONS 51-58
- Acknowledgments
- Mark Paulson's Biography
MARK PAULSON’S BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Paulson began his music studies when he was five years old. He studied church music at Crown College in Minnesota. Mark received an Associate of Religious Arts degree from Northeastern Bible College in Essex Fells, New Jersey, and a degree in piano performance from Montclair State University. He has performed popular and sacred music at over 1000 events over the past forty years at parties, weddings, fundraisers, assisted living residences, and churches. Mr. Paulson was the Director of Music at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in West Orange, New Jersey, for thirteen years. He is an adjudicator for The National Piano Guild. Mr. Paulson is a former music educator at Montclair Kimberley Academy, Glen Ridge Public School, and Lacordaire Academy. Mark has published three books. The first book is called God’s Cycle of Music: A Musician’s Explanation of God’s Purpose and Meaning for Our Lives. His second book is called Piano Moments: 100 Reflections That Can Make Your Life Better. Mark’s most recent book is The Piano Guidebook: Essential Information That Every Piano Student and Teacher Should Know. Mr. Paulson has studied piano with Miss Ruth Slattum, Mrs. Rhoda Nelson, Dr. Paul Satre, Eleanor Statmore, Dr. Ruth Rendelman, Professor Edmund Battersby, and Dr. Beth Gigante Klingenstein.
Mr. Paulson’s best ability in music is to teach piano. Mark teaches piano in his home or his student’s homes, primarily in Littleton, Colorado, and some surrounding communities. He also teaches online to students all over the world. For most of Mark’s career, he has taught piano lessons in Northern New Jersey. Mark has taught over 82,000 private piano lessons during his career.
Mark teaches adults and children at every level. Some of his students are just beginning, while others are performing highly advanced repertoire. Each student who studies with Mr. Paulson is taught differently. Mark does not use a piano method to teach his students. He prefers to adapt his lessons to the unique interests and needs of every individual. Students have a desire to study with Mark for many years because of how he teaches. His approach has made him a top-rated teacher.
Teaching people to play the piano has never been Mark’s only goal. Mr. Paulson has used piano lessons as a tool to help his students to become better individuals in many different ways when they are away from the piano. He considers himself blessed to share the gift of music with all of the people he encounters.
Mark currently lives in Littleton, Colorado, with his wife, Sondra. They have three children: Marshall, Elliott, and Heidi.
Mr. Paulson began his music studies when he was five years old. He studied church music at Crown College in Minnesota. Mark received an Associate of Religious Arts degree from Northeastern Bible College in Essex Fells, New Jersey, and a degree in piano performance from Montclair State University. He has performed popular and sacred music at over 1000 events over the past forty years at parties, weddings, fundraisers, assisted living residences, and churches. Mr. Paulson was the Director of Music at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in West Orange, New Jersey, for thirteen years. He is an adjudicator for The National Piano Guild. Mr. Paulson is a former music educator at Montclair Kimberley Academy, Glen Ridge Public School, and Lacordaire Academy. Mark has published three books. The first book is called God’s Cycle of Music: A Musician’s Explanation of God’s Purpose and Meaning for Our Lives. His second book is called Piano Moments: 100 Reflections That Can Make Your Life Better. Mark’s most recent book is The Piano Guidebook: Essential Information That Every Piano Student and Teacher Should Know. Mr. Paulson has studied piano with Miss Ruth Slattum, Mrs. Rhoda Nelson, Dr. Paul Satre, Eleanor Statmore, Dr. Ruth Rendelman, Professor Edmund Battersby, and Dr. Beth Gigante Klingenstein.
Mr. Paulson’s best ability in music is to teach piano. Mark teaches piano in his home or his student’s homes, primarily in Littleton, Colorado, and some surrounding communities. He also teaches online to students all over the world. For most of Mark’s career, he has taught piano lessons in Northern New Jersey. Mark has taught over 82,000 private piano lessons during his career.
Mark teaches adults and children at every level. Some of his students are just beginning, while others are performing highly advanced repertoire. Each student who studies with Mr. Paulson is taught differently. Mark does not use a piano method to teach his students. He prefers to adapt his lessons to the unique interests and needs of every individual. Students have a desire to study with Mark for many years because of how he teaches. His approach has made him a top-rated teacher.
Teaching people to play the piano has never been Mark’s only goal. Mr. Paulson has used piano lessons as a tool to help his students to become better individuals in many different ways when they are away from the piano. He considers himself blessed to share the gift of music with all of the people he encounters.
Mark currently lives in Littleton, Colorado, with his wife, Sondra. They have three children: Marshall, Elliott, and Heidi.