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
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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
An Easy Way to Get Kids To Practice More
I notice that a lot of times when my students aren't making great progress at the piano, it's for a really simple reason: they just aren't practicing enough. It's not very glamorous advice, but most students just need to play their music more in order to play it more confidently and with good continuity. Piano teachers are known for asking students to "play it one more time." And then another time. And one more after that. It might feel like a chore to students, but that's really what ... Read More about An Easy Way to Get Kids To Practice More
