I’ve been teaching my little 4-year old nephew online piano lessons this year since he lives in another state. It’s amazing how quickly he’s picked up on various concepts, and whenever he comes to visit we get to do an in-person lesson where I can see just how much he’s learning! In light of that, […]
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Educational Piano Music from Polish Composers
One of my favorite ways of learning about new or favorite piano music has historically been via attending showcases at conferences or workshops at our local music store. Since most of those opportunities have vanished in the last year, I was delighted to recently find out about a project of Podstrona Music that aims to […]
How Well Do You Know Your Piano Scales?
A recent video by the always creative Tim Topham features 20 Ways to Teach (or Play) Scales on the Piano: I’ve used a handful of these before, but especially like the idea of playing each scale with only one finger – for both theoretical purposes and to encourage the technique of weighted arms and whole […]
A Review of Muzie.Live – An Incredible Online Music Lesson Platform
As I alluded in my post last week, I’ve been testing out a relatively new online platform that has been developed specifically for music teachers – Muzie.Live. Even though my students are coming to lessons in person again, I’ve been able to utilize it for lessons that I’ve been conducting with my 4-year old nephew […]
Maestro Classics Music Story CDs for Kids
Anytime I see anything having to do with the Carnival of the Animals, I am immediately hooked! It’s one of my all-time favorite collections of music and I have used it multiple times for piano camps – for my piano students and for a special preschool Piano Expeditions music camp. So, when I recently came […]
Business Resources for Music Teachers
Those of you who are MTNA members have probably already seen this, but for those of you who aren’t, you will definitely want to check out the new Business Resources section that MTNA has added to their website! As you can see, they’ve included everything from studio policies and technology support to business planning to […]
