This video is a demonstration of one of the ways I teach students what to do with quarter rests. It is a known fact that beginning students (and unfortunately many students who have been taking […]
Category: Learning and Teaching
Rhythm Tip for Teachers
I posted a blog a while ago of a quote from a book called Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing by Joseph Lhevinne (below). Nothing puts me in a worse mood than the student who does […]
MTNA Chicago National Conference: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The national conference in Chicago was the first MTNA conference I attended. I loved being in a city renowned for its architecture and full of wonderful restaurants. The best part of being at the conference […]
The Return of the Blackboard
When I moved into the current studio space, one of the things I wanted to do with the space was to make it interactive, creative and changing. I decided that one of the elements […]
All I Really Need to Know, I learned in Piano Lessons.
Here are some things I’ve been saying to my students as I work with them on their duets for the upcoming recital: It doesn’t matter whether you play your piece perfect unless you play together […]
“Your Aging Brain Will Be in Better Shape If You’ve Taken Music Lessons”
This is an article that was sent to me by a parent of a student featured on the National Geographic. Couple of excerpts from the article are here: A growing number of studies show that […]
