by Whitney | Feb 10, 2017 | 4 D's, Composition, Discover, Featured, Resources, Sheet Music
Today I am sharing an awesome improv idea for you to use at your next lesson. This activity reinforces question and answer phrases in an easy, fun way for students. I like to start lessons with improv to loosen students up and get them making music right away. First,... 
by Whitney | Dec 10, 2014 | 4 D's, Christmas, Composition, Delight, Featured, Printables, Resources, Sheet Music
Today I am sharing something big… Something I’ve been working on personally all year. Ready… set… go! I’ve finally started publishing my own music at a new personal domain – WhitneyHawker.com! My amazing web designer has helped me... 
by Whitney | Oct 9, 2014 | 4 D's, Composition, Delight, Discover, Featured, Resources, Sheet Music
All of my students can’t stop telling me about their Halloween costumes! I’m not sure I’m ready to even think about what I’ll dress up as but if these kids are so excited about this holiday so we might as well jump on the band wagon and bring... 
by Whitney | Aug 14, 2014 | 4 D's, Composition, Delight, Discover, Featured, Printables, Resources, Sheet Music
“How long until the student begins making music?” This question haunts me since the days of critiquing our teaching from recordings during undergrad and grad school. Too often, it’s easy to begin with some chatter about the week and while this is... 
by Whitney | May 22, 2014 | 4 D's, Composition, Delight, Featured, Printables, Resources, Sheet Music
So what in the world do frogs have to do with piano?? Today I’m sharing an awesome idea for a group ensemble to “Down by the Banks”. Do you remember that children’s song? The one about the frog? Ok, now that the visual makes sense let’s... 
by Whitney | Dec 18, 2013 | 4 D's, Christmas, Composition, Delight, Discover, Printables, Resources, Sheet Music
Merry Christmas from all of us at 4dpianoteaching! We’ve enjoyed our first year blogging and sharing our ideas. For Christmas, we have been working on something very special for our readers. And today it is finally ready for you! So without further ado, let me...