There are no piano teachers here in our area that will teach kids under the age of 7 or 8. Do you have any lesson and/or book recommendations…teaching approach recommendations for beginning teachers and learners? Occasionally I receive questions like this from parents who really want their children to have a music education, but just […]
Monday Mailbag
Monday Mailbag – Teaching Visual Spatial Students
I have a student that is a highly “visual-spatial” learner. We are struggling. He is at the late elementary level (says they are too easy but cannot play them well) but wants to play harder things. He struggles with rhythm and counting, but his note reading is pretty good. He does not like repetition and […]
Monday Mailbag – More About Pre-Piano Camps
My question is related to the pre-piano camps: Do you have the parents attend with their child? I have a lot of interest in my area and have been planning to start some classes soon but I’m a little nervous about the number of children, their age, and leaving mommy/daddy. I also know that their […]
Monday Mailbag – Three Simple Questions to Help You Figure Out What to Charge for Lessons
My question is about prices/tuition. I moved to the east coast three years ago and have had a hard time figuring out what the going rates are for piano lessons. I am an MTNA member, have played the piano for 30+ years, and taught for about 20 years, but I’m just not sure what to charge. […]
Monday Mailbag – How to Cure Students of the Incessant Compulsion to Repeat Measures Until All the Mistakes Are Fixed
What do you do with a student who replays measures again and again? I can see that he is thinking through each measure and wants to correct a rhythm or note mistake, but it’s as if he’s in his own world making it right. Help! I assume you’re looking for an answer something other than […]
Monday Mailbag – Recording Videos
What you use to record videos? And how hard is it to upload to YouTube? In short, everything! Canon Elura MiniDV Camcorder – I bought this several years ago for our Isaac Watts Film Project as part of our piano camp and have been using it ever since! It’s been a great little camcorder. I […]
