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120 Left-Hand Piano Patterns and How to Use Them in Your Teaching

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Teaching music skills outside the traditional repertoire can help students learn to do more than just memorize and perform music. Don’t get us wrong: we love, respect, and teach all of this wonderful traditional repertoire, but we also want our students to become versatile, well-rounded musicians who have a personally rewarding and marketable skill set. […]

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The Long and Short of Articulations: How to Correctly Interpret Piano Articulations (with Free Downloadable Reference Chart!)

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One of the most important aspects of teaching and interpreting music involves correctly using articulations. Very few things affect the character and energy of music more than how we physically attack or touch the keys. Articulations are a big deal! They can also sometimes be a bit mystifying due to changes in the meaning of

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