What are some fun and engaging ways you use to motivate your students or your child to practice? A parent of one of my students generously agreed to share some of her strategies. Let’s go visit her “piano playground” and have a wonderful “piano playtime” with squirrel, Zingo, school bus and more. 🐿 Sneaky Snacky Squirrel […]
Every month, I share one of my favorite teaching tools and books. This month we will focus on landmark notes and E-Z Notes Magnetic Music Staff. In this 3-minute video, you’ll see how I use the Music Staff to explain the landmark notes and how I number the staff. Are you interested in learning […]
Every month, I share one of my favorite teaching tools and books. In January, it was Paul Sheftel’s Modules – an award-winning book with clever and fun pieces that bring music theory to life. This month, I combined 3 of my favorites into 1 package for you. My students have so much fun learning rhythm […]
Does your student love learning music theory? So many students think of learning music theory as completing worksheets, memorizing facts, or playing scales, arpeggios… it’s just too dry and boring! Far from being dry and boring though, music theory has always been fascinating to me. For me, it unlocked the key to truly understanding how […]
Holiday is just around the corner. Are you searching for the perfect gift to delight your young pianists? Here is a guide based on my personal experience and other piano teachers’ recommendations – things that we use and love! 1. Metronome – Must Have for any musicians Seiko Quartz Metronome Intelli-IMT-301 Wittner Taktell Cat Metronome Tempi Metronome […]
Ever struggling with getting your child or student to practice at home? These tips will change and empower you and your child to experience Power Piano Time. In this video, I talked about The TRUE benefit of piano lessons 3 ingredients to Power Practice at Home My favorite practice tools Why is “tomato” so important […]