This article points out what to consider when teaching and starting a younger music student online.
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Did You Take Piano Lessons As A Kid?
Did you take piano lessons as a kid? Do you regret quitting and wish you still knew how to play? Take this quiz to see how much you still remember! It’s never too late to restart! How much do you remember from your childhood piano lessons? 1. How many keys does the piano have? A.
Three Steps To Good Piano Posture
Like in so many areas of life (at least our chiropractors would tell us) posture is so very important to your overall performance. Piano is an instrument that benefits greatly from proper posture. In this article I will give three simple “techniques” to help achieve good piano posture.
Two Piano Note Games – Blind Man’s Bluff on Piano
Playing Games to Learn the Notes on a Piano For my very beginning piano students, one of the first things we need to learn is where the notes from the musical alphabet are on the piano. Here are two of the piano note games I play to help my young students memorize where the notes
Fun Piano Lessons Are Easy Piano Lessons
Here’s the truth, Fun piano lessons are easy piano lessons. How easy or difficult something is is often a reflection of how much we are enjoying that particular activity. As the director of Lessons In Your Home in Miami and also as a music teacher myself, I often get these same questions regarding music lessons.
Piano Chord Karaoke! A Great Ear-Training Exercise
Piano Lessons are Fun and this article introduces a fun new concept. Piano Chord Karaoke!Play Popular Piano Music. By the time most piano students are at an intermediate or advanced level of playing, they are old enough to have developed a sense of their favorite styles of music and personal taste. In playing any instrument,
Water Balloons And Oranges – Curved Fingers Are Good Fingers
You hear it all the time from us Piano Teachers, “keep your fingers curved”. This article talks about tips and tricks and why we say that! Sometimes I feel like the phrase I repeat the most in a lesson is “curve your fingers.” I truly feel like a broken record at times! “Curved Fingers” When
Forget The Prize, It’s The Piano Teacher Game
As the founder of Lessons In Your Home I have the privilege of working with 100’s of teachers from across the country in a type of mentor-ship role. It’s one of the favorite things I do everyday. I can get a call from a teacher with a dilemma or situation that they may need help