Yamaha’s “The Art of Sound Project” gives a close-up view of some of their pianos and various components of the pianos. If you’re looking for some images to show your students to help them understand how a piano works, check these out. They are fascinating and beautiful! HT: World Piano News
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Financial Resources for Independent Music Teachers
One of my hobby interests for many years has been finances and investing. It’s probably my dad’s fault! He volunteered for many years leading financial Bible studies and counseling people who were stuck and trying to get out of debt and make progress toward financial goals. From a young age he set my siblings and […]
Welcome to… Books Perfect for Piano Camp or Group Class
Have you seen the Welcome to… series of books by Carolyn Sloan? I used this Welcome to the Symphony story a couple years ago as part of our To Russia with Mussorgsky and His Exhibition piano camp, and the students loved it! So when I was looking for a book this year to go along […]
Music Escape Room for Group Class
As I mentioned following our last piano group class, I’ve been trying to figure out game and activity ideas that will work well for a mixture of in person and on-line piano students. I came across a Music Escape Room on Teachers Pay Teachers and decided to give it a try for one of our […]
Providing Helpful Boundaries for Improvisation
Again drawing on inspiration from my friend Agnieszka Lasko (author of the First Class Piano method!) and her fabulous ideas regarding improvising at the piano, I set out to help one of my students become more comfortable trying his own improvisation. He has a great ear for music and some definite natural talent, but he […]
A Sneak Peek at this Year’s Piano Camp!
One of our highlights every summer is Piano Expeditions piano camp! I’ve done piano camps in my studio for years, but four years ago I decided to specifically start offering piano camps for children who weren’t taking private lessons, but still wanted a fun and educational music camp opportunity. Each Piano Expeditions curriculum features a […]
