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…
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It’s All in the Rhythm
byA series of professional development workshops held across Victoria by the AMEB When I was first approached about these workshops, I put a question…
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…
Carly’s Groovy Music Box
byI have a Groovy Music Box. It holds all sorts of wonderful things to use in lessons and is a great icebreaker for new…
The Taubman Approach to Piano Technique
byPrelude I was diagnosed with de Quervain’s tendonitis in my right thumb in my first year studying at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, shortly…
Jack: The early beginner, Ruby: The devourer and Cadence: the exam cliche
byJack: The early beginner I’ve got an early learner in my studio, Jack. He likes to be up and down from the piano, physically…
Piano Camp!
byTwo years ago I was reading through piano teaching blogs while some students were away, and I came across posts about Music Camps that…
Piano Adventures Analysis, Creativity, Expression
by‘Short bursts of creativity make learning more exciting!’ Randall Faber Personal and artistic growth require reflection and a willingness to take a new direction….
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…
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…
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…