Do you mind if I ask you a question? How are you doing on your goals with piano? I’m asking because I recently met Laura Dowding. Laura has performed for over 100,000 people throughout the US, and written for some of the top musicians in the industry. She now specializes in teaching music to people of […]
Educational Piano Music from Polish Composers
One of my favorite ways of learning about new or favorite piano music has historically been via attending showcases at conferences or workshops at our local music store. Since most of those opportunities have vanished in the last year, I was delighted to recently find out about a project of Podstrona Music that aims to […]
Free Giveaway of Huge Bundle of Music Theory Flashcards
As part of our practice incentive theme this year, I finally completed a project I’ve had in mind for years: a huge bundle of music theory flashcards (883 so far!) that goes beyond any set of music flashcards I’ve seen before. I wanted a way to help my students quickly and effectively drill not only […]
And the Winner Is…
#3 – Alice! Alice, you will receive a free set of Peter John Stoltzman’s Commercial Piano Workbooks. Congratulations! You should have received an email from me so that we can coordinate getting the books shipped to you. I know you’ll enjoy them! Everyone else, stay tuned for another giveaway coming up next week!
How Well Do You Know Your Piano Scales?
A recent video by the always creative Tim Topham features 20 Ways to Teach (or Play) Scales on the Piano: I’ve used a handful of these before, but especially like the idea of playing each scale with only one finger – for both theoretical purposes and to encourage the technique of weighted arms and whole […]
A Fascinating Interview with Piano Safari Creators Katherine Fisher and Katie Knerr Hague
Anyone who’s been around here for a while knows that I am a longtime fan of the fabulous Piano Safari method. I recently listened to an interview with the Piano Safari creators, Katherine Fisher and Julie Knerr Hague on the Music Studio Startup podcast with Andrea Miller. It was really fun to listen to this […]
