Reviewed by you: Christmas
byIntegrating Christmas carols into our lessons has more worth than we think! For the student who wants to play them, not only are they…
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Teaching Adults: Maturing Viewpoints
byIf you’ve taught many adult piano students, you’ve probably made many friends. We don’t teach to make friends and, indeed, the relationship begins as…
Piazzolla for Easy Piano – 12 Tangos
byI took this new title home at lunch for a bit of a play through as I love Piazzolla! Many of our younger students won’t…
My 40 Piece Challenge – A Piano teachers journey
byIn 2015 I began searching for a new approach to learning for my students. There had to be something out there that would be…
VMTA Spring Workshop 2016
bySpring Workshop 2016 Wednesday 28 & Thursday 29 September, 2016 St Kevin’s College, Toorak A two-day workshop for instrumental music teachers Spring back into…
ANZCA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CONFERENCE 2016
byNourish the Teacher, Nourish the Student ANZCA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CONFERENCE 2016 [separator type=”thick”] Registrations for the 2016 Conference event are now open! With over…
Making My Own Music – Teaching Beyond Technique, Repertoire, Reading, and Exam Preparation
by[dropcap letter=”I”]t seems counter intuitive that the goal of the successful piano teacher is to ultimately make themselves redundant. The successful teacher equips…
Some thoughts on music examinations
byThe main benefits derived from music examination are to provide: an unbiased assessment of both the student and teacher’s progress; opportunities for intensive preparation…
Coping with Cross Rhythms
byOne of the most frequent problems I have encountered with students in my teaching and examining is their approach to cross rhythms. Yet, a…
Piano Village – Elena Kats-Chernin
byElena Kats-Chernin has been writing piano music since she was a little girl. In Piano Village, a mixed collection of pieces of up to…
New series: All Jazzed Up!
byThis great new series from Hal Leonard now has seven titles under its belt. It was first brought to my attention earlier in the year…
Reviewed by you: Classics with a Touch of Jazz – Lee Evans
byThis book is an absolute gem. What a great concept – take some famous classical tunes and jazz them up! Lee Evans has put…