Even though we had flurries in my backyard today, I’m ushering in spring to my piano teaching studio. My piano students have had enough of winter - they’re tearing around the front lawn with their … Continue Reading →
How To Teach Piano To Easily-Distracted Students
My piano studio has enormous windows that look out into our bustling little village. As well as giving my studio a bright and cheery feel, they also allow me to be aware that there is a world beyond … Continue Reading →
Tips For Teaching Alberti Bass To Piano Students
buh-THUMP-buh-THUMP-buh-THUMP-buh-THUMP...sound familiar? If not, think of the “THUMP” as being a heavy thumb in an Alberti Bass pattern and you have the sort of thing that haunts piano teachers in … Continue Reading →
Piano Recitals Are, Like, Totally, Like, Lame; How To Inspire Teen Participation
Ignorance is bliss. When you’re a young piano student, you have no idea that playing in piano recitals can be stressful. I am always amazed by the five-year-olds at my studio who hop on stage as … Continue Reading →
Buzz Little Rhythm Bee – A Piano Teaching Rhythm Game
Piano games are not only an effective learning tool, but they provide you with a tool you can use to assess your piano student's understanding in a variety of different ways. When your student is … Continue Reading →
How I Learned Piano Pedalling In My Dad’s Old Mazda
Teaching pedalling on the piano is one of the more difficult tasks for many piano teachers. Piano students are very enthusiastic about using the pedal (what a cool effect it produces after all!) but … Continue Reading →
A Mallet, a Piano, and a Terrified Teacher
Imagine the excitement on the faces of your youngest piano students when you open up your piano, give them a mallet (xylophone...not kitchen!) and tell them to smack those strings. While a mallet in … Continue Reading →
How To Steal Piano Students…
That post title even made me squirm… and I’m the one who wrote it. I pay close attention to our website statistics and analytics, so when I saw that someone landed on our site yesterday after … Continue Reading →
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