by Spring | Sep 20, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured
(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... 
by Whitney | Sep 20, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Uncategorized
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... 
by Spring | Sep 18, 2018 | Drive, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
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... 
by Whitney | Sep 17, 2018 | 4 D's, Composition, Discover, Featured
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... 
by Spring | Sep 13, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured
(See Adult RMM Lessons – Part 1 and Adult RMM Lessons – Part 2 to catch up on this series) So what does a successful lesson look like for an adult student? That’s the next question I asked when I interviewed these adults. Here’s what they had... 
by Spring | Sep 11, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
We’ve already reach number ten in our Teaching Tactics series! Each week we bring you a quick idea that you can incorporate into your teaching. This week’s idea might sound strange at first, “make the piano fit the child.” Of course pianos...