Your Piano Teacher or Your Waiter? You sit down at your local restaurant, your waiter approaches you, and he kindly asks if you’d like to start your meal with a beverage other then water. It’s a situation that you and even your children are used to but who is that person serving you? It could
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Bend Backwards To Teach Piano
Being Flexible and Thinking on Your Feet are Keys to Being a Good Piano Teacher As a piano teacher, having a curriculum you believe in is important to your teaching. Equally important is being able to see outside the box of that curriculum and think of a plan B when something might not be coming
Teaching Piano Voicing In Lessons
There comes a time in every student’s piano journey when they stop simply pressing keys and start creating sound. That’s where I like to focus my energy—teaching piano voicing in lessons, which may not show up in the method book table of contents, but is quietly transformative. Voicing is the ability to highlight melody within
Can Beginner Piano Students Memorize Music? Yes—And Here’s How
Let’s bust one of the most common piano myths out there: “My child is just a beginner, so they can’t memorize music yet.” Not true. In fact, beginner piano students memorize music all the time—sometimes without even realizing it. As teachers who work with young and first-time pianists, we’ve seen students as young as five
“Just Be Kind”: The Golden Rule of Piano Teaching
I once had a student—let’s call him Sam—who reminded me why we teach. Sam was shy, didn’t like to speak much, and rarely made eye contact. During our first lesson, I noticed something: the way his fingers gently hovered over the keys, unsure but hopeful. I realized then that my job had nothing to do
