Note: While the Christmas Sight-Reading Expansion Pack at the bottom of today’s post is intended to be used as a warm-up exercise for the 7 piano pieces contained in our PianoBookClub book, … Continue Reading →
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You Have WHAT Beside Your Piano? The Teaching Gadgets I’ve Used For 16 Years
There is a small basket beside my piano that is full of what I call "Piano Teaching Gadgets". These are objects or tools that I can grab whenever a "teachable moment" occurs. Having just the right … Continue Reading →
How To Make Memorizing Pentascales More Fun With Our “Penta-pillar Cards”
You've likely noticed that Trevor and I are on a two-person mission to rid boredom from every single part of a piano lesson; technical exercises, sight-reading, theory, repertoire... everything is … Continue Reading →
How To Fix A Piano Student’s Flat Fingers And Incorrect Hand Position
It’s tough to explain to piano students why they should care about fixing their flat-fingered playing position. But I know why I care about fixing it… Playing with flat fingers is unnecessarily hard … Continue Reading →
Hand Over The Pencil… How A Piano Student Introduced Me To Doodle Study
I teach an adorable 9-year-old piano student. She's spunky, funny, and excitable... a real darling. But in the weeks leading up to our recital, she was driving. me. crazy. In the midst of our final … Continue Reading →
These May Become the “Highlight” Of Your Teaching Toolbox!
My piano lessons seem to go by in the blink of an eye. I suppose time flies when you're having fun. But, because "time flies", some lesson activities get missed. For a long time the one activity in … Continue Reading →
You Begged For It! A Father’s Day Composing Activity For Dear Old Dad
Ever since we sent out our Mother's Day Composing Activity in May we've received request after request after request for a matching Father's Day resource. Not being ones to disappoint (and because … Continue Reading →
Eight Tiny Tools That Make A Big Difference When Teaching Accidentals… And Everything Else
A good theory teacher knows that students need a variety of activities to hammer home abstract musical concepts. This means that sometimes students need to get off the bench and play theory games, and … Continue Reading →
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