Why Your struggling Note Readers Should Be Singing The Alphabet Backwards
Have you ever tried to say the alphabet backwards? I have… and it gives me a headache. But thanks to a competitive family and a bunch of practice I am quickly becoming a reverse alphabet champion. And...
View Article10 Questions To Answer Before You Can Grow Your Piano Studio This Fall
Are you heading out on a vacation this summer? If so, then a “to do list” a mile long is probably taped to your fridge. Summer vacations only come around once a year, and so taking the time to assess...
View Article12 Scale Printables To Add To Your Summer Piano Practice Packs
With the end of lessons in sight, you are probably looking forward to that moment when you can close your studio doors for the summer and take a well-deserved break. With that said, you’re probably NOT...
View ArticleAre Your Piano Students Ready For The ONE Piece Challenge?
During the school year your piano students work hard to get through their method book music. it’s likely that they have completed 20, 30, or 40 pieces in the past year. Maybe they have even...
View Article5 Things Other Teachers Want You To know About WunderKeys Primer Piano Books
Trevor and I are excited to announce the release of WunderKeys Primer Piano Book 3; the third and final book in our primer method book series! When there are only a few “major players” in the method...
View ArticleThe “Talk and Play” Teaching Tip To Ace Piano Exams And Recital Performances
‘Tis the season for exam and recital preparation and you’re likely helping students polish, perfect and memorize pieces for upcoming performances. And while there are a million ways to prep kids for...
View Article5 Things Piano Parents Should Do Before Driving To Piano Lessons
At some point, every piano parent will have to wrestle their children out the door when it’s time to go to piano lessons. And when this happens, many piano parents will all be thinking the same things:...
View ArticleUsing Doodles To Help Students Identify Steps, Skips, Leaps and Repeating Notes
When teaching young piano students to read music, you’re actually teaching them two skills 1) how to recognize notes on the staff at sight and 2) how to determine the relationships between notes. Most...
View ArticleA Rockin’ Arpeggio Duet To Change Teens’ Attitudes Toward Technical Work
“Fun” and “Technical Work” are two phrases that often do not go hand-in-hand. Typically teens don’t love doing technical work in lessons, and many avoid it altogether at home. Which means heaps of...
View ArticleA Super Swirly Trick To Help Teach Expressive Piano Playing
If you teach teen piano students then you know that, for some, expressive piano playing comes easily. Their emotions are almost palpable in their playing, their dynamic range is varied and their...
View ArticleUsing Doodles To Help Students Identify Steps, Skips, Leaps and Repeating Notes
When teaching young piano students to read music, you’re actually teaching them two skills 1) how to recognize notes on the staff at sight and 2) how to determine the relationships between notes. Most...
View ArticleA Rockin’ Arpeggio Duet To Change Teens’ Attitudes Toward Technical Work
“Fun” and “Technical Work” are two phrases that often do not go hand-in-hand. Typically teens don’t love doing technical work in lessons, and many avoid it altogether at home. Which means heaps of...
View Article7 Ways Piano Students Can Improve Their “Hands Together” Coordination
At some point, every young piano student will flip the page in a method book and come face to face with her very first “hands together” piano piece. After tackling that very first piece, she will...
View Article5 Things Piano Parents Should Do Before Driving To Piano Lessons
At some point, every piano parent will have to wrestle their children out the door when it’s time to go to piano lessons. And when this happens, many piano parents will all be thinking the same things:...
View Article5 Things Other Teachers Want You To know About WunderKeys Primer Piano Books
Trevor and I are excited to announce the release of WunderKeys Primer Piano Book 3; the third and final book in our primer method book series! When there are only a few “major players” in the method...
View ArticleThe “Talk and Play” Teaching Tip To Ace Piano Exams And Recital Performances
‘Tis the season for exam and recital preparation and you’re likely helping students polish, perfect and memorize pieces for upcoming performances. And while there are a million ways to prep kids for...
View ArticleWhy Your struggling Note Readers Should Be Singing The Alphabet Backwards
Have you ever tried to say the alphabet backwards? I have… and it gives me a headache. But thanks to a competitive family and a bunch of practice I am quickly becoming a reverse alphabet champion. And...
View ArticleIf You Think Piano Students Love Stickers Wait Until You Try Iwako Erasers
We all know that off-the-bench piano games are beneficial for children. After all, kids learn best when there are frequent changes of focus within a lesson. But if you don’t have time to leave the...
View Article5 Ways To Take The Snooze Out Of Review When Piano Students Return To Lessons
It’s back to school time and you’re probably welcoming new students who are thrilled to start on a piano lesson journey. For these students, everything is fresh and exciting; method books are shiny,...
View Article20 ‘Welcome To Piano Lesson’ Questions That Parents Can Answer In 2 Minutes
Have you ever had a happy piano student quit lessons? It happens more often than you might think. One week you have a cheerful, progressing student, and the next week you have a hole in your schedule....
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