I talk to a lot of adults who are trying to learn piano on their own. They may just be practicing on their own, working through old books or trying to learn with an app. These are all good things to do, but, as you can imagine, I'm a huge advocate of learning with a piano teacher. There are just so many things that can easily be overlooked at the piano that a piano teacher can help you figure out and master more quickly. Related: 15 Piano Practice Tips While working on your own ... Read More about 6 Ways A Piano Teacher Can Help You Learn Piano More Efficiently
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Music Ed Connect: An Ongoing, Online Conference For Piano Teachers
I used to love attending in-person piano conferences before my kids were born. There was so much to learn and so many people to meet in such a short time. I would always come home inspired with ways to revamp my studio and my teaching. In recent years, it's been harder to travel to conferences while juggling a studio and a family. After the holidays I was looking for an online conference to help me break out of the pandemic teaching rut that I seem to be in. I had heard about Music ... Read More about Music Ed Connect: An Ongoing, Online Conference For Piano Teachers
20 Things From 2020 That I’ll Keep Around
These photos were taken exactly 1 year ago at my studio-wide "piano party" on March 1, 2020. I had 40 piano students over to my house that day and they played music for each other, played some games and we put together some huge ensemble performances at the end. As you can see, it everyone had a great time and social-distancing, mask-wearing and hand sanitizer weren't even crossing our minds. 11 Days later, I would teach my last "normal" piano lessons. Looking back at these pictures from ... Read More about 20 Things From 2020 That I’ll Keep Around