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The poster presentation will present the State of the Art of teaching rhythm in instrumental education and specifically in individual piano lessons. It is part of a larger study that aims to investigate the benefits of connecting the familiar musical tradition (Greek-Mediterranean) of the participating students to the unfamiliar western musical culture of the official piano curriculum in state secondary music schools. The starting point of the literature review will be the nature of rhythm and the cognitive perception of it and will continue to the different rhythm teaching philosophies, theories and approaches in instrumental education. The poster will problematise the role of rhythm teaching in piano pedagogy through the literature review that is conducted and suggest several ways to research in depth the effectiveness of the various theories and approaches
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Despoina Tiaka is a classically trained pianist and educator with a Diploma in Piano. She has a bachelor degree from the department of Music, Science and Art of the University of Macedonia and a Master degree from the department of Musicology of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, both specializing in piano performance. Despoina has furthered her studies in piano through an Erasmus program at Johannes Gutenberg University, Currently, she is pursuing a PhD focusing on rhythm in piano pedagogy. She has taught in various music schools across Greece and performed in numerous concerts and festivals. Her expertise extends to contemporary and traditional music, with interests in music technology.
