Summer Piano Lessons While it may seem intuitive to take a break in piano lessons for the summer, to match the school term, I encourage students to continue their lessons through the summer. Simply put, piano is one of those skills that require consistent work to be maintained. For example, while you may not completely forget how …
Choral education is a great addition to any student’s music education and piano lessons. For those who are shy but love to sing, a choir is a great place to practice your vocal chops in a large groups of music lovers. Every choir is different; look into their visions and goals to see what choir …
When we are first learning to play the piano, it is very common for students to learn the music hand separately. This means the student will first play the right hand part, then the left hand part. The next stage is then putting the hands together. Why do we do this? Is this the best …
Rhythm is tricky. To be able to understand structures of time in relation to sound is not an easy task to do. Even today, I find myself facing new rhythmic challenges to figure out. As a piano teacher teaching lots of beginner students, I notice that the concept of rhythm is especially hard to grasp. When …
When I began learning piano 17 years ago, I had no intention of becoming a piano teacher. Of course, I was 7 at the time and was making no decisions on my career at that age. Today, teaching piano and studying piano pedagogy and music education has become my everyday life. So why the change? …
