PIANO, MUSIC THEORY AND COMPOSITION TEACHER
publications
Dosseva, Radina. “Short Character Pieces for String Quartet and an Analysis of Motivic Development and Evolution of Form in Johann Sebastian Bach’s Keyboard Concerto nach Italienischem Gusto, BWV 971 (1735) and Mozart’s Piano Sonata, K. 333 (1783),” Master’s Thesis, published August, 2014 in the ECU Institutional Repository and ProQuest/UMI.
other scholarly work
Dosseva, Radina. “The Complete Collection of Georgy Sviridov’s Piano Miniatures/Short
Character Pieces: A Pedagogical Study of the “Album of Pieces for the Young” (1948)
and the “Seven Little Pieces” (1934-1935) for Piano,” Doctoral research paper, 2021.
Dosseva, Radina. “The Importance of Musician Wellness: Tips for Pianists and Other
Musicians on Dealing with and Healing from Performance-Related Injuries,” 2020.
Dosseva, Radina. "Frédéric Chopin's Influence on Modern Piano Pedagogy," 2019.
Dosseva, Radina. “The 6 Rs for Teaching Piano to Exceptional Learners,” 2019.
Presented on April 9, 2019 at the Catholic University of America Research Day, Washington, D.C.
Dosseva, Radina. “The Importance of Teaching and Developing Good Sight-Reading Skills,” 2016.
ACADEMIC INTERESTS AND AREAS OF RESEARCH
- Musician wellness
- Preventing injury and playing pain-free
- Dealing with performance anxiety
- Technique for small-handed pianists
- Improving sight-reading skills
- Memorization techniques
- Incorporating music theory, history, and aural skills in piano lessons
- Sociology for music teachers
- Creating an inclusive curriculum and classroom environment
- Incorporating the works of lesser-known composers in private and group lessons
- Methods for teaching piano to exceptional learners (students with special needs)
- Effective strategies for teaching music theory courses at the university level
- Cognitive similarities between the process of learning a language and studying music
- The relationship between math and musical aptitude
- Non-Western music and instruments
