Publications & Research
Dr. João Paulo Casarotti’s research and publications focus on piano pedagogy, healthy and coordinated piano technique, technology in music instruction, online and hybrid teaching, Brazilian piano music, and the pedagogical works of Brazilian composer Ernst Mahle.
Articles
Effective Visual Communication in Piano Lessons
American Music Teacher
Vol. 71, No. 1 • August/September 2021 • pp. 14–17
An exploration of visual communication as an essential component of effective piano instruction, with particular attention to technology and online teaching.
Back to the Future: Effective Visual Communication and the Interdependence of In-Person, Online and Hybrid Piano Instructions
MTNA Business Digest
Vol. 2, Issue 4 • July 2023
Examines how technologies developed and refined through online instruction can enhance traditional, online, and hybrid piano teaching.
Charles Lloyd, Jr.: Celebrating 75 Years of a Hidden American Treasure
American Music Teacher
December 2023/January 2024
A profile celebrating pianist, composer, conductor, educator, and longtime Southern University professor Charles Lloyd, Jr., highlighting his contributions to American music and generations of students.
Chopin the Teacher
Radda • Piano Pedagogy
An examination of Frédéric Chopin’s teaching philosophy and pedagogical principles, including technique, touch, fingering, practice habits, interpretation, and the relationship between physical technique and musical expression.
Doctoral Research
Ernst Mahle: A Pedagogical Edition of His Four Concertinos for Piano and Orchestra
Doctor of Musical Arts Dissertation
Louisiana State University • 2015
Casarotti’s doctoral research examines Ernst Mahle’s four concertinos for piano and orchestra, placing the works within the context of Mahle’s musical legacy in Brazil and his extensive contribution to pedagogical piano literature.
The dissertation includes historical background, musical analysis, pedagogical considerations, levels of difficulty, technical challenges, and a pedagogical edition of the concertinos.
DOI: 10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.1418
Scholarly Editions
Ernst Mahle • Piano Works
As a specialist in the piano music of Ernst Mahle (1929–2025), Casarotti has edited, revised, recorded, and prepared digital editions of Mahle’s pedagogical piano works. These editions have been published through Casarotti Klavier Publisher and the SuperScore digital platform.
Concertino “The Cuckoo and the Donkey”
Pedagogical digital edition for piano.
Sonatina (1973)
Edited digital edition for piano.
Vamos Maninha • Volume I
Edited collection of pedagogical piano works.
Vamos Maninha • Volume II
Edited collection of pedagogical piano works.
Músicas da Cecília
Edited digital edition for piano.
Concertino (1974)
Edited digital edition for piano.
EXPLORE THE ERNST MAHLE EDITIONS
Research Areas
Piano Pedagogy
Healthy and coordinated piano technique • Taubman Approach • Keyboard Wellness • teaching strategies • piano literature and pedagogy
Technology in Piano Instruction
Online piano teaching • hybrid instruction • visual communication • synchronous and asynchronous learning • multi-camera teaching environments • artificial intelligence in piano pedagogy
Group Piano & Sight-Reading
Technology-enhanced group piano instruction • sight-reading development • Piano Marvel and SASR • visual communication in the group piano classroom
Brazilian Piano Music
Ernst Mahle • Ernesto Nazareth • Brazilian pedagogical repertoire • Brazilian rhythms and performance practice
Current Research & Writing
Cambridge Companion to Piano Pedagogy
Piano Pedagogy in South America
Contributing author examining the development, traditions, institutions, and pedagogical practices of piano teaching throughout South America.
Implicit Gesturalities in Decision-Making in Piano Practice
Collaborative research project associated with the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and supported through CNPq research activities.
Visual Communication in Group Piano Instruction
Ongoing research examining the role of camera perspectives, displays, visual modeling, and educational technology in group piano teaching.
Artificial Intelligence & Piano Pedagogy
Ongoing investigation of the pedagogical applications of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies in private, group, online, and hybrid piano instruction.