It’s piano scheduling season, and this likely means your head hurts. It’s a time of year we all dread; a time of year that we try to forget is coming so that we can actually enjoy our summer … Continue Reading →
What To Do If Your Students Think Their Piano Books Are Boring
Grab a traditional method book and take a tour. Chances are, as you flip through the book, each page looks the same as the last. There is nothing that makes you go, “Wow!” And this is a problem when … Continue Reading →
How To Structure A Piano Lesson For The Teenage Brain
When a preschool piano student gets bored he sticks a pencil up his nose, hangs upside down from the piano bench or asks you questions about Paw Patrol. When a teen piano student gets bored she stays … Continue Reading →
Why You Should Put Away Your Method Books For The First Few Weeks Of Piano Lessons
When students return to lessons in the weeks and months ahead, resist the urge to charge forward into their method books. Our first impulse as teachers is always to get right to work. Kids have been … Continue Reading →
Why Piano Teachers Should Attend A Baseball Game This Summer
Piano teachers fight a constant battle against overscheduled children. These days, piano lessons are just one aspect of a family’s weekly schedule. Chances are, your students also partake in dance, … Continue Reading →
Piano Repetition The Right Way: How To Avoid Frustrating Your Piano Students
We have all done it. We have all asked a piano student to play “it” one more time. And there’s nothing wrong with this request… Unless, of course, you have already asked your piano student to play … Continue Reading →
How To Prevent Teens From Putting Piano On The Back Burner This Summer
Keeping teenagers interested in the piano is not as difficult as one might think; choose the right repertoire and teens will choose piano! Our recently released piano book, The Guardians Of … Continue Reading →
Forgetful, Disorganized Teen Piano Students? Why Teachers Should Cut Them Some Slack
Last month our daughter left her track jacket at the field. Last week she left her running shoes at a cross country race. Yesterday she forgot to bring her saxophone to school. What is going on?! She … Continue Reading →
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