Adult RMM Lessons – Part 4
(To catch up on this series see Parts 1, 2, and 3) Last week we heard from adult students about what they see as a successful lesson. Next, I wanted to look at the bigger picture. What are their overall goals in piano? If we are teaching to different goals than our...
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Questions for a Piano Teacher Friend – Part 1
Do you get those questions too? From extended family, parents at church or from old friends who message you? The questions about when to start their child in piano lessons, what books you recommend, if you suggest teachers near them, and so on. As piano teachers, it’s...
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Tuesday Teaching Tactic #11
This seems super simple, but I think it's important! Our Teaching Tactic for this week is to use sticky tabs to mark the assigned pieces. I used to think that if I wrote it in an assignment book students should be able to find it. But I've learned that it's best to...
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First Composition
Update: My first post about this activity came about 5 years ago but I'm getting bags ready for our first composition activity again this week. It's such an easy one for any age beginner and fun to see what students bring back when I ask them to get creative at home!...
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