Junior Teacher Club
byHow old were you when you began teaching piano? Most teachers we asked answered between 14 and 18, which is an early start to…
Piano Teaching
Who are we teaching? Engaging the Net Generation Part 2
byThe current teacher generation may have adopted technology and in some cases even embraced it into our routine as necessary, but we may also…
Australian Composers: Max Cooke, Roderick Macfarlane and Warren Thompson
byMax Cooke After leaving school, and after one year at the Conservatorium, Max spent four years in the RAAF during the war. At war’s…
Jazz Resource File Part 2
byJazz Hanon by Peter Deneff 696478 This book is kind of ugly, and kind of unbalanced (all the exercises have busy right…
Social Media
byOnce upon a time… the suburbs were born, and piano teachers found themselves increasingly isolated, working in home studios far away from shops, offices,…
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…
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…
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….
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…