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If you have a young piano student who struggles with bass clef note reading, then this post will send you running to your printer! We've all had students who find bass clef note reading difficult, … Continue Reading →
Once a month, Andrea and I take a quick break from our regular blog posts to share the latest games from our monthly resource PianoGameClub. If you’re looking to pump up the fun in your lessons, then c … Continue Reading →
As most of you know, I'm the "happy conductor" of the piano practice train. I spend a good deal of my life (okay... way too much) composing music that makes students want to practice, creating games t … Continue Reading →
Any time I introduce a piano student to scales, you can bet my Circle of 5ths teaching tool is close by. A solid understanding of key signatures and relative major/minor keys is not complete until a … Continue Reading →
When you tap into the imagination of your piano students, you unleash a powerful learning tool. Play-based learning is not only motivating, but it's also effective. As you teach through play you are … Continue Reading →
Every concept taught in every lesson should be presented through a visual and an aural experience. But this is not always how it happens. As piano teachers and students plough through theory concepts i … Continue Reading →
Very young students appreciate routines and predictability. Providing a visual representation of what they will be doing in their lessons helps keep them focused, goal-oriented and calm. The easiest … Continue Reading →
When teaching young piano students to read music, you're actually teaching them two skills 1) how to recognize notes on the staff at sight and 2) how to determine the relationships between notes. Most … Continue Reading →
