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…
Hal Leonard
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,…
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…
As reviewed by you: Take 5 of the Best Children’s Songs
byI was really surprised playing through Take 5 of the Best Children’s Songs. I saw ‘children’s songs’ and thought they would be really daggy,…
The Pirate Challenge!
byEach year in my studio, I come up with a new whole studio challenge for all of my students to get involved in. This…
The Busy Teachers’ Guide to Repertoire: Solo Collections
byThere’s something very exciting about discovering and working with repertoire that you know students are going to engage with, including finding composers and works…
The Music of Eugénie Rocherolle
byEvery now and then I stumble upon a piece that I fall in love with where the composer was previously unknown to me. I…
Reviewed by You: Sharon Ellam
byRiver Flows In You And Other Eloquent Songs For Solo Piano When you find ‘that compilation book’, it quickly becomes a favourite. This is…
Why use Piano Adventures®?
byPiano Adventures® has set a new standard for a new century of piano teaching. It has fast become the method of choice at leading…
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…
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…