So you've got starting position covered, key signature, time signature, accidentals, tempo, articulation, dynamics, fingering... expression...whew! ... completing a piano piece is a lot of work! … Continue Reading →
Teaching Piano To Adult Students With a Good Dose of “Wow!”
Before I taught my first adult piano lesson I thought I might pass out. I was so nervous. She was old enough to be my mom. I was young enough to think that it mattered. What if she didn't like what … Continue Reading →
How to Teach Piano to “Breeze Ahead Brittany”
Have you taught a student like this before?: Breeze Ahead Brittany sails through the first 25 pages of her primer level book. She begs for more songs each week... "I can do five! Puhleeeze can I do … Continue Reading →
How Popcorn Can Improve Your Piano Students’ Sight Reading
Kindergarten and Grade 1 children spend a lot of time learning what are called "sight words"; words that they can look at and recognize immediately without having to employ any sort of reading … Continue Reading →
37 Things This Piano Teacher Will Never Do Again
It's time to learn from my mistakes! And believe me... I've made many. In the almost 15 years I've spent running a very large music studio I've had my share of time to both triumph... and not. So, … Continue Reading →
Why You Won’t Hear This Piano Teacher Complain… Even on Blue Monday.
If you're not feeling quite yourself today you aren't alone. Today is statistically the most depressing day of the year (actually, there's some disagreement about the actual date but that's another … Continue Reading →
The Top 3 Piano Student Crutches… and How To Get Rid of Them
I taught a transfer student recently who was an absolute delight. She also happened to arrive with a piano book full of pieces with every single note either numbered or named. Every. Single. … Continue Reading →
If You Find Piano Theory Dry, Just Add Milk
This has been a particularly busy week for us. In fact, I have yet to sit down in about 48 hours (we have a stand-up computer desk). This means that our household tasks have fallen slightly by the … Continue Reading →
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