Assignment books have become a staple part of my piano studio. Each year, I create and print a new assignment book for my students to use all year long. If you're looking for an assignment book to use with your students, I want to invite you to subscribe to my email list and I'll send you a free reproducible copy of my monster-themed assignment book. Just click here to subscribe and … [Read more...] about Free Monster-Themed Piano Assignment Book
Practice Tips
5 Reasons To Learn Tons Of Black Key Piano Songs
Most piano methods start out with students playing only the black keys of the piano. However, after a brief introduction to playing on the black keys, it's common to head over to the white keys and spend the next several years playing only white keys. This kind of makes sense since the key of C with no sharps or flats is the most common starting point on the piano. But, there are a lot of … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons To Learn Tons Of Black Key Piano Songs
5 Tricks For Mastering White Piano Key Names
As I observe my piano student of all ages learning to play the piano, I’ve noticed that it’s very common to have trouble remembering the names of the white piano keys. Both children and adults can have difficulty remembering which piano key is which. It’s not that it’s hard to name the white piano keys. Even the youngest students can keep track of A-B-C-D-E-F-G. But rather, when you’re immersed … [Read more...] about 5 Tricks For Mastering White Piano Key Names
Piano Posture and Injury Prevention
Piano-related injuries are no joke! Most non-pianists might laugh at the idea of someone getting hurt while sitting at a piano. But, if you've spent any significant time at a piano, you know how quickly you can start to feel pain, tension or discomfort. As someone who deals with chronic pain from posture-related issues, I'm a firm believer in finding ways to help our bodies stay healthy and … [Read more...] about Piano Posture and Injury Prevention
Piano Parent Tips
Parents often approach me with questions about how to read and interpret all of those tricky sign and symbols in their child's piano book. This is understandable, because if a parent has no music background, reading music can seem like a foreign language. I'm always looking for ways to help parents crack the code behind music and to make it easy for them to help their child practice. I'm … [Read more...] about Piano Parent Tips
How To Improve Your Piano Sight Reading Skills
A lot of people want to learn to play the piano because they envision themselves leisurely reading through a book of sheet music purely for enjoyment. Sight reading sheet music is definitely a satisfying activity and worthy goal for pianists. You can entertain yourself and others for hours just by flipping through the pages of your favorite collections of sheet music. Unfortunately, most … [Read more...] about How To Improve Your Piano Sight Reading Skills