Stop Just Seeing Dots on a Page: Sight‑Reading That Connects

When beginner students glance at sheet music and feel overwhelmed—just seeing dots on a page—it’s a signal that their eyes haven’t connected yet with musical meaning. That’s where lessons at home become so valuable: they allow a patient, customized approach that builds reading skills step by step until notation becomes familiar territory. Five-Step Approach to

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Sight-reading

Developing a Good Sense of Rhythm

Developing a good sense of rhythm is one of the most challenging parts of being an in-home piano teacher. It’s not something that arrives overnight, and it’s something that must be maintained as the student advances to music with more advanced rhythms and time signatures. It truly is something that must be developed. I’d like

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