From the Court to the Concert Hall
byServing Up the Skills to Get Your Head in the ‘Game’ I first encountered The Inner Game of Tennis when it appeared on the…
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Golden Rules; A guide to building your business, implementing and sticking to your plan.
byMost people dream of having a job where they can choose their working hours, have flexibility, a job that can work around their family…
Seeds, Not Stones
byCan we teach our students to create music, not merely perform it? Most education is based on the assumption that students arrive as ‘‘blank…
There and Back Again: An Epic Piano Journey
byFor several days I had been playing Prokofiev’s Soir from Op.65, and when the review copies of the AMEB Series 17 Piano books arrived…
Marketing Piano Lessons 101
byAn article originally posted by Wendy at http://composecreate.com/marketing-piano-lessons-101/ One frequent question among new and seasoned piano teachers is, ‘What is the best way to market…
The Beauty of Books.. and the consequence of Copies
byCall me old-fashioned, but I love using music books. I insist that all of my students buy them. To me, a music book is…
The Busy Teachers’ Guide To Repertoire: Duets and Trios
byThe benefits of duet and ensemble playing are well-known, with the potential to help develop better listening, rhythmic, and general musicianship skills. Recently, I…
Carly’s Groovy Music Box
byI have a Groovy Music Box. It holds all sorts of wonderful things to use in lessons and is a great icebreaker for new…
Teaching Students with ADD & ADHD
byIn the last decade there have been more and more children diagnosed with learning difficulties and behavioural conditions than ever before. Two of the…
Doorway to the Treasures Within
by“I was around eight years old when I took my first AMEB exam. Strange as it may seem, I had a dream the night…
Umi’s Lullaby – one piece, hundreds of ways
byIn Issue 5 of The Piano Teacher magazine we published Sony Chua’s ‘musical smile’, Umi’s Lullaby. We invited teachers and students from around the…
The Taubman Approach to Piano Technique
byPrelude I was diagnosed with de Quervain’s tendonitis in my right thumb in my first year studying at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, shortly…