Piano Adventures Analysis, Creativity, Expression
by‘Short bursts of creativity make learning more exciting!’ Randall Faber Personal and artistic growth require reflection and a willingness to take a new direction….
Junior Teacher Club
byHow old were you when you began teaching piano? Most teachers we asked answered between 14 and 18, which is an early start to…
Who are we teaching? Engaging the Net Generation Part 2
byThe current teacher generation may have adopted technology and in some cases even embraced it into our routine as necessary, but we may also…
Teaching Beyond Major and Minor
byDisclaimer: if you live in the 19th century or earlier this article won’t have much relevance for you. Working on the P Plate Piano…
75 Pieces in One Year?
byHow Ben Went From Beginner to Grade 2 in 10 Months! In 2011, I challenged all my students to learn at least 40 pieces…
Australian Composers: Max Cooke, Roderick Macfarlane and Warren Thompson
byMax Cooke After leaving school, and after one year at the Conservatorium, Max spent four years in the RAAF during the war. At war’s…
Under the Lid
byA piano should be properly maintained. That goes without saying. However, you would be surprised what piano owners do to their instruments over time….
Jazz Resource File Part 2
byJazz Hanon by Peter Deneff 696478 This book is kind of ugly, and kind of unbalanced (all the exercises have busy right…
Social Media
byOnce upon a time… the suburbs were born, and piano teachers found themselves increasingly isolated, working in home studios far away from shops, offices,…
Diary of a Piano Mama
byThere is an undeniably special relationship between a piano teacher and student. My piano teacher was like a second Mum to me and we…
Sight Reading Practice in the 21st Century
byThree years ago I had the pleasure of addressing a group of embryonic piano teachers at one of Australia’s distinguished universities. The thirty or…
Are these the luckiest piano teachers in Australia?
byWe think we may just have found the luckiest teachers in Australia! We asked Meg Blackley, Lynette Pfundt, Rob Deavin, Chris Murray, Sue Patterson…