The first several days of this week I had the privilege of attending a Parent Practicum put on by Classical Conversations. What a fascinating and thought-provoking experience! An article by Dorothy Sayers called, “The Lost Tools of Learning” seems to be the underlying call of this movement to return to the more effective methods of […]
Create a Thumb Piano
This Thumb Piano looks like a really cool project for a summer piano camp!
AMT Inspiration – Work Hard!
<br /> Several years ago I came across a quote in Tim Tebow’s biography, Through My Eyes, that I have oft-quoted during piano lessons with certain students: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” That is the heart of the message that I took away from the second installment of an article called […]
Learning to Play the Piano Benefits You in Numerous Ways – Guest Post by Dustin Williams
Learning to play the piano provides numerous health benefits. Individuals find they experience less stress upon learning to play this instrument and their cognitive development and eye-hand coordination improve. Thanks to home study courses, anyone can now be playing this instrument in a short period of time. The Benefits of Learning to Play the Piano […]
KMTA Conference this Weekend
I’ve refrained from live-blogging the whole conference, but thought I would share a brief post from our state music teachers conference this year. We are currently enjoying a masterclass with our conference artist, Gila Goldstein: It’s been inspirational to spend time with colleagues sharing ideas, learning about new repertoire, listening to beautiful music, and growing […]
AMT Inspiration – Ask My Piano Students Better Questions
One of the perks of being an MTNA member is a subscription to their bi-monthly publication, American Music Teacher. I enjoy reading each issue and always take away some sort of inspiration for my teaching. Instead of keeping it to myself, I thought it would be fun to start a specific section here on Music […]
