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Podcast: The Piano Sensei Way
Episode: 25 The Way to Develop Intrinsic Drive (w/ Evan Mitchell)
Description: Dr. Evan Mitchell, Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Florida, joins us to share his ideas about how scientific studies and the Montessori learning model can be applied to the piano studio. We discuss extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, goals, rewards, deadlines, the power of a question, making things into a game, and teacher-centered versus student-centered lessons.
Evan’s website: https://evanmitchell.net/
Evan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evan.mitchell.pianist
Resources:
The Essential Montessory by Elizabeth Hainstock
“Rethinking the value of choice: A cultural perspective on int...