Group Lessons: Yay or Nay?
byAlright, folks, let’s talk piano lessons. Sure, the classic solo gig with a teacher has been the norm, but have you ever considered joining…
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Series Spotlight: In Easy Keys
byHow great would it be if you could explore a whole range of pieces and styles whilst keeping them all within the most simple…
Series Focus: Adult Piano Adventures
byWhy Adult Piano Adventures? There’s so many methods on the market, what makes Faber Adult Piano Adventures so special? Well for starters it comes…
New and Reviewed – September Ed.
by“For far too long, the contributions of Black composers in the piano repertoire have not been brought to the forefront. Despite a persistent wave…
Teaching a Memorable Last Lesson
byStudents stop piano lessons for all kinds of reasons, sometimes they are heading to the next step in their musical career, but often students…
Disney Adult Piano Adventures
byOne of the biggest hurdles to get over when teaching beginner adult students, or adults who are ‘returning’ to piano after many, many years…
Gamify-ing Piano Lessons
byTeaching a young neurodivergent taught me lots of things about patience, understanding and adapting. From the first lesson, there were all kinds of issues…
New and Reviewed – July Edition
byThe Jennifer Linn Series isa collection of sheet music books composed and arranged by the accomplished pianist and composer Jennifer Linn. Renowned for her…
Deciphering what your students want!
by(Christine’s guide to enjoyable, engaging lessons) The aim of the piano teacher is to provide lessons that instill in our student a love of…
Farewell from our editor, Carly
byA little over a decade ago, a glimmer of a woman named Gina, came crashing into my world in her full fabulous glory. We…
Organising Your Library for Teaching Purposes
byIt’s a weekday evening and you have a solid number of back-to-back lessons booked as usual. You’ve got your water bottle and iPad at…
New and Reviewed – June Edition
byCathy runs a busy studio in Perth Western Australia and has been teaching for 32 years. She is yet to teach a 2nd generation,…