Do you have any students who struggle with focus? (I do! 🙋♀️) Whether it’s a hungry student, tired student, or a student with more complex focus issues, this post has 2 tips for helping students focus in their lessons.
The Canon in D Lead Sheet Guide shows students the practice steps to create a piano solo using a lead sheet. Keep reading to learn more!
The Take Me Out to the Ball Game Lead Sheet Guide shows students the practice steps for learning how to use a lead sheet. Students can learn how to play lead sheets as a piano solo or as two hand accompaniment.
With the right practice steps in a lesson, you can show piano students *how* to practice at home. Giving a student specific practice steps will give your student confidence in learning music throughout their lessons. In this post, I share the 6 piano practice steps I use for beginners. I also give an example using the sheet music “Are You Sleeping?”
Teen piano students often struggle with the initiative to practice at home. Here are practice tips to help teens master home practice independently.
What a year 2020 has been! I know we are ready to close this chapter and look ahead to the hope that 2021 brings. As the pandemic continues to linger, here are five things to consider in your teaching for 2021.
As teachers, we are often faced with students who enter encounter difficult life situations. Whether it be changes at school (what we are faced with now!) or other issues students, there are things we can do to help our students stay engaged with music during these times.
As a new school year approaches and the pandemic continues, I know many students are in need of something to lift their spirits right now! I created this new Music Assignment Book to include practice goals for students, reference sheets, and even spaces to highlight positive elements from music lessons.
You can teach every student how to play Happy Birthday on the piano by doing a fun studio challenge. Use these arrangements that have 10 different versions all in one set. You can teach Happy Birthday to students of all levels, beginning to advanced.
Use these methods to help the student who won’t practice. These will help students get on a regular practice schedule!