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…
Articles
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…
40 Piece Challenge 2013
byThis year thousands of piano students from across the world have taken up the 40 Piece Challenge. Register for the challenge by sending an…
Composer Profile – Christopher Norton
byNew Zealand Christopher Norton was born in New Zealand in 1953. He began composing at the age of 14, and, by the age of…
Getting to…
byThe Getting to…series is a home-grown Australian music publishing initiative that has developed into a phenomenon. Originally intended to be no more than a…
Price vs Value of Books
byI frequently hear piano teachers say that they simply cannot ask parents to buy books of music as the cost will be beyond the…
If Bach were alive today, his name would be LADY GAGA
byWell, perhaps not but indeed J.S. Bach taught his sons using the music of his time – popular dances, preludes and exercises by living composers….
P Plate Piano- Piano Teaching to Inspire today’s young musicians
byMark Griffiths says that the introduction of the AMEB’s P Plate Piano into his teaching program has helped inspire his students to want to…
Australian Composer SPOTLIGHT: Kerin Bailey
byWhen I was at student at high school, Melinda’s Mini March was THE piece that everyone wanted to play. Even the non-music kids would…
The Resource File: SIGHT READING
byIt seems that right from the earliest ever graded piano examinations students have been tested on their ability to play music on extremely short…
Make-up lessons from an Economist’s point of view
by[columns_row width=”two-thirds-and-third”] [column] I’m a parent of children enrolled in Suzuki music lessons. I’d like to explain to other parents why I feel —…