Ten minutes with….Thembi Shears
byThembi Shears is a name synonymous in Australian teaching circles with engaging and inclusive teaching. She holds a degree in Primary Education and has…
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Teaching from the Score
by“Look at a page of the score and list everything you see.’ It’s right before your eyes.” When I was a college student, my…
Teaching the measure of a performance
by“I think I made three mistakes…or maybe four”, a young girl informs her mum as she returns to the waiting area. The exam is…
Third Time’s A Charm!
byWhen my children were younger and they were first trying new foods I remember how much of it would end up on the ground,…
How to Attract More Students & Grow Your Teaching Studio
by“Keeping a business alive can sometimes be more challenging than establishing it.” It’s not enough to rely on word of mouth, though that’s still…
Do you have all of that memorised or are you playing by ear?
byIntroducing Students To Jazz And Preparing Them For The Journey Ahead Witnessing a highly skilled jazz pianist improvise can be an amazing experience, but…
The Young Beginner: Keys to Connect
byFun and imagination for a Spirit of Play What is this world of the young beginner? It is fun, fantasy, and exploration. Seriousness? Teacher-driven…
Reviewed by you: Samantha Coates
byFrozen Piano Duets These piano duets are absolutely delightful. It reads like a score, with the secondo line running under the primo line at…
April New Resources
byEugenie Rocherolle‘s music has recently had a resurgence in Australia as of late. Chatting with teachers at PD events about Eugenie’s music, most of them hadn’t…
Reviewed by You: Angela Turner
byJazz Hits for Piano Duet – Eight Arrangements for One Piano, For Hands Arranged by Jeremy Siskind Intermediate Having been much impressed by Jeremy…
Reviewed by You: Thembi Shears
byAnimal Crackers (Eric Baumgartner). Pianovations Composer Series. [columns_row width=”third-and-two-thirds”] [column] [/column] [column] This book is my favourite recent discovery for early intermediate repertoire….
What’s Cooking? An End of an Era (a very fine era it was, too)
byWhether you know it or not the Australian piano teaching landscape is about to experience big change. It’s the kind of change that happens…