Signing your child up for piano lessons is a big decision and commitment. As a parent, a lot of the responsibility has fallen on your shoulders. You have to make sure you have a working piano and all the necessary books. You’re paying a bill for piano lessons each week. You’re driving your child to a weekly lesson and carving out time at home for practice. Naturally, you want to set your child … [Read more...] about How To Help Your Child Succeed At The Piano
Piano Teacher’s Guide To Ukulele
Chances are, if you're a piano teacher, some of your piano students may have expressed interest in the ukulele. Ukuleles are super popular right now, probably because they are such an accessible way to have fun making music. They're inexpensive, easy to carry around and pretty easy to play. There are tons of fun songs that kids love that are easy to play on the ukulele. Kids are really in … [Read more...] about Piano Teacher’s Guide To Ukulele
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
Must-Have Tools For The 21st Century Piano Studio
Teaching piano has changed a lot in recent years. Gone are the days of being able to teach piano lessons with a piano, a pencil and a metronome. Reaching 21st-century students and running a 21st-century business require using the latest tools and technology to give your students the best possible learning experience and to make your business stand out. The good news is, incorporating new … [Read more...] about Must-Have Tools For The 21st Century Piano Studio
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
9 Reasons Why Adults CAN (And Should) Learn Piano
Have you ever thought about playing the piano? On almost a daily basis I interact with adults who express interest in the fact that I teach piano lessons. It's very common for them to tell me that they've always wanted to play the piano or that they wished they had stuck with it as a kid. But, then they usually go on to tell me reasons why the can't learn the piano at this stage of their … [Read more...] about 9 Reasons Why Adults CAN (And Should) Learn Piano