How Each Pedal Tells a Story
Do you find yourself needing a refresher on how to explain each of the pedal functions to your students? Interested in seeing examples of music that use each? Look no further!
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Do you find yourself needing a refresher on how to explain each of the pedal functions to your students? Interested in seeing examples of music that use each? Look no further!
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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.
120 Left-Hand Piano Patterns and How to Use Them in Your Teaching Read More »
Lead sheets and chord charts aren’t just a fun activity for more advanced students or those who are playing in a band setting. They require functional skills that pianists at every level, even beginners, should be learning.
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As music teachers, prompting students to listen is one of the most important things we can do! Here are a few tips for quickly improving your students’ listening skills.
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We embark on a new blog-post series to share our favorite tried-and-true piano teaching tips from some of the best experts in our field. This installment includes some of our favorite solutions for Elementary Piano Technique. From smelling big flowers to swinging like a monkey, we hope that you will learn something “quick and easy”
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Are your students going wild for Pop-It toys? I love them too! There is something so satisfying about popping each one – like the magic of popping bubble wrap! You can start using these in your lessons today with little or no prep. Here are some easy ways to use a Pop-It in your studio:
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If someone wants to share a piece of music, it’s important to be present and listen attentively. While it may seem like an insignificant passing comment, the chances are likely that this person is sharing the music for a reason.
If a Student Shares a Piece of Music…Listen Read More »
Do you and your students get lost in the sea of black pencil marks in their music? If you work on the same piece for long, it can get very confusing! My solution is to brighten up your lessons (and the sheet music!) with erasable colored pencils.
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