Category Archives for "Pedagogy"

Use YouTube to your advantage in a variety of ways.

Harmony forms the base of composing and improvising.

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

Let us motivate piano students once and for all.

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

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

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

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

Is the way we approach practice in our studios all wrong? Are our practice expectations unrealistic or counterproductive? Danny Thompson

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