A deeper understanding of technique principles revolutionized my piano teaching many years ago, and I’m so grateful for the many resources that are available now to assist pianists and teachers in incorporating healthy technique habits into their playing and teaching. This is always a starting point for me, both with brand new beginner students and […]
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Free Piano Flashcards
I’ve recently come across a few new free piano flashcard resources, so I thought I would share them, along with a few of my favorites that I’ve used for years! Do you have any favorite free flashcard resources that you use in your studio and would recommend? Piano Safari Level 1 Flashcards of Music Terms […]
Tapping Telephones Rhythm Game is a Hit!
Since I hold a monthly group piano class in my studio, I always love incorporating some kind of game or activity along with performing for each other and learning about music history. At last week’s group class, I dusted off a game that I purchased years ago, but have used sparingly over the years – […]
Teaching Transfer Piano Students – Part Two
One of the most helpful practices that I’ve implemented in my studio is conducting interviews with prospective new piano students and their parents. This is the second element of my self-weeding-out process (for lack of a better term!). The first is that I send them to my studio website and email them a copy of […]
Planning for Piano Camp!
Is anyone else experiencing Spring Fever yet? I’m itching to be outside working in my garden… (Truth be told I couldn’t wait any longer, so I planted several dozen seeds that I’m hoping I can nurture in their temporary egg carton dwellings until the danger of the last frost passes and I can transplant them. […]
Teaching Transfer Piano Students – Part One
Many years ago I walked into the piano studio of a new teacher, having recently realized that my years of piano lessons had left numerous gaps to which I was oblivious. Participating in a nation-wide music event as a high schooler had revealed this shocking truth to me and I was eager to make up […]
