Relationship between student and teacher The relationship between piano student and piano teacher is built on trust. While method books guide students through new concepts and increasingly harder music, students mainly rely on their teachers to build their sense of musicality. This sense of musicality includes sense of timing, rhythm and pitch. More simply put, …
Summer slide describes the tendency of students to lose learning gains during the summer break. This generally refers to school students, and their reading abilities. It is estimated that students in low-income families fall behind, on average, 2 months behind on their reading. While 2 months of no reading may seem insignificant, research shows that …
Before starting piano lessons, it is important to ask if the student has mental space for piano lessons. While I, a piano teacher, can accept that most of my students will not choose to dedicate themselves to becoming a concert pianist, it is important for me to know that there is space in their lives for …
A frustrating part of teaching piano lessons, is watching students make the same mistakes over and over again. This is caused by two things: a misunderstood concept, and unhealthy practice habits. Misunderstood Concept A mistake because of a misunderstood concept is completely acceptable. As long as the musical concept is not clear, students will likely continue …
I believe there are 4 very important elements integral to piano lessons. The first is playing music together. The second is learning how to practice. The third is learning new concepts. The fourth is feedback. Feedback- Good or Bad? As a piano teacher, I often swing back and forth between feeling like I am too …
