Category Archives for "Practice & Motivation"

What is the end goal? How do we know if we've arrived?

5 Surprising Ways to Grow Practice Motivation Have you ever felt like a lone wolf in the practice room? Or like the repertoire you’re

Is Chariots of Fire running through your mind as you contemplate work that is never finished?

Let us motivate piano students once and for all.

This is the third and final part in our wonderful series on piano student motivation with Samanatha Coates. (Listen to part 1 here or

Motivation and practice are the biggest keys to our students' success at the piano. That's why I'm so thrilled to welcome back Samantha

Motivating students to practice is a big topic for piano teachers. In fact, it's probably the biggest one. Tackling this area is no

Welcome back to the first post of 2017! I hope you had a great break and are looking forward to the teaching year ahead. There have been

Hello, Practising the Piano readers! A warm welcome to topmusic.co, a place dedicated to teaching piano differently and supporting creativity

I've learnt a few things about piano practice and motivation in my time as a musician and music teacher. Here are some of them: The

What do you say when you get that call? Johnny is finding lessons too hard, practice is a struggle, and he wants to quit. How do you

Have you ever wondered how a student's practice diary or assignment book can best support their development as a musician or if there's