Pedagogy Archives - Page 11 of 25

by Nicola Cantan

For most piano teachers, September brings a whole slew of new piano students through the doors. This is both an exciting and a super busy time in a piano teacher’s calendar. It’s also an opportunity to start fresh – to make practice happen from the get-go. In my experience, students that practise regularly in the ... Amplify and Elevate New Student Practice Routines in Your Piano Studio

by Claire Temple

How can you successfully teach a young student? Here are some tips.

by Rosemarie Penner

Use YouTube to your advantage in a variety of ways.

by Forrest Kinney

Harmony forms the base of composing and improvising.

by Diego Cardini

Record Piano Do you have a student who is interesting in recording themselves? Maybe you want to record them to show them what they are doing right or wrong? Maybe your students want their music to be out in the world via YouTube. There are plenty of ways to record a piano, and the first ... How to Properly Record Piano without Breaking the Bank

by Nancy Tanaka

Let us motivate piano students once and for all.

Plans & Pricing

by Ruth Power

Yep, you can make playing by ear fun. Here's how.

by Rebecca Singerman-Knight

Let's take a creative look at the new ABRSM piano syllabus.

by Chris Owenby

Just because it's summer doesn't mean your students need to stop playing the piano.

by Roberta Wolff

Sometimes our students might find sight-reading a boring and tedious activity. It doesn't have to be that way. Expert guest writer Roberta Wolff tells us how to get our students to 'lock into sight-reading'.

by Roberta Wolff

Piano Teaching Taboos Welcome to part two of this two-post series on piano teaching taboos. I have come up with eight piano teaching taboos that I think need to be addressed. In case you missed the first post, where I wrote about the first four taboos, click here to read it before continuing on with ... How to Successfully Navigate Piano Teaching Taboos [Part Two]

by Roberta Wolff

Piano Teaching Taboos Life is all about how you handle Plan B – Suzy Toronto Life happens, despite the best lesson plans, qualifications, and experience. At the end of the day we teachers are all human, and it should not surprise us when we find ourselves working on Plan B. I am opening the discussion ... How to Successfully Navigate Piano Teaching Taboos [Part One]