Keys to Success: Prepping Your Students for End-of-Year Piano Exams
byThe end of the year is in sight, and you know what that means… piano exams are coming! While some students might feel the…
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Parents and Piano Lessons
byAsk any piano teacher about parents and they are sure to have some interesting stories. A piano teacher myself, I have had everything from…
Why I Keep Returning to John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course
byAs a music educator, I’ve encountered countless piano methods over the years, but there’s one that I consistently return to: John Thompson’s Easiest Piano…
The Art of Improvisation: Enhancing Piano Lessons Through Creative Expression
byWhen it comes to traditional piano teaching, the emphasis often falls on mastering classical repertoire, honing technique, and deciphering complex compositions meticulously notated by…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ten Ideas for Teaching Piano to Adult Beginners
byLearning piano isn’t just a childhood pursuit. As teachers, we often encounter adults seeking to learn to play for the first time, or perhaps…
Existential Musings of a Middle-Aged Piano Teacher
byAt the beginning of every year, I get all philosophical and start to question the Meaning of Life…not just because I’m a huge Monty…