As a piano teacher I am always on the lookout for new repertoire for my students. I always love new music showcases and appreciate any presentations or resources that highlight “hidden gems.” The Piano Repertoire Explorer database aims to do just that. From the explanation on the website: “The Piano Repertoire Explorer documents the piano […]
Resource Reviews
Best Piano and Guitar Chord Resource!
Ingvaras Galinskas, the founder of Melodician (a word the developer coined to mean, “a person who makes melodies”), contacted me several weeks ago to let me know about this amazing resource he has created. If you’ve ever wanted a quick place to go or to send a student to look up the notes of a […]
MasterPiano App – A Review
It seems that piano sightreading apps are a hot development project right now! When the developer of the new MasterPiano app contacted me at the beginning of summer after learning about our Cracking the Crystal Code practice incentive theme last year, I was eager to check out this new and promising app focused on developing […]
Piano Tree App – A Review
With our studio focus on sight-reading last year with our Cracking the Crystal Code practice incentive theme, I’m particularly attuned to resources with an emphasis on piano sight-reading. So when Tomas Iglesias, the developer of the new Piano Tree app, reached out a few months ago I was very eager to take a look! Here’s […]
Inspired Piano Teaching
One of the most respected piano pedagogues of this generation was Marvin Blickenstaff. I was only familiar with him from afar, but I recently came across the book he published shortly before his death, “Inspired Piano Teaching.” I always love reading books like this from piano teachers; it’s almost like attending a year’s worth of […]
The Best Piano Sightreading Find Ever!
The primary goal with our piano practice incentive theme this year (Cracking the Crystal Code) is to develop excellent sightreading skills. I have been truly amazed at how much progress each student has been making in this area, and one of the main reasons is the fabulous Piano Adventures Sightreading Coach: I spent a good […]
