A lot of piano students are inspired by the music they hear from their video games. And for good reason! Most video games have lovely sound tracks or catchy theme songs that are fun to learn on the piano. I've been collecting a variety of video game piano collections for my piano students. I always look for music that is written pedagogically so that it aligns well with concepts and skills that piano students are learning. Here are five collections of video game piano arrangements that ... Read More about Five Video Game Collections for Piano Students
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How Parents Can Inspire Their Child’s Piano Education
This is a guest post written by Doug Hanvey. Doug offers online piano lessons for adults at Creative Keyboardist. I was fortunate to be raised by parents who were themselves teachers and understood intuitively, or by experience, how they could best support my learning projects. One of the most beneficial results of their support is that I’ve always been and will always be a “lifelong learner. There are at least four important ways that parents can inspire and support their child’s ... Read More about How Parents Can Inspire Their Child’s Piano Education
How To Help Your Play-By-Ear Students Become Better Sight Readers
This post was sponsored by Piano Marvel. All opinions are my own. Do you know those piano students who: Have an awesome earHave really great technique on the pianoHave a mature taste in musicReally struggle to read sheet music You know the ones, don't you? In my studio, we've had a number of advancing students over the years who are really awesome pianists, but playing accurately from sheet music doesn't come easily. Related: How To Improve Your Sight Reading Skills At the ... Read More about How To Help Your Play-By-Ear Students Become Better Sight Readers