by PianoTels | Aug 21, 2018 | Music History Lesson Plans
It doesn’t get much better than The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. This is such an exciting song and thanks to Disney’s Fantasia, one that is recognizable for most students. As you know from my post on the importance of teaching music history as can be...
by PianoTels | Jul 30, 2018 | Blog, Teach Piano
There is no reason that every piano lesson can’t be fun — or at least have some sort of fun element involved. I have spent hours and hours and hours and hours researching, asking other teachers, and finding out the easiest, most full-proof way to ensure...
by PianoTels | Jul 30, 2018 | Teach Piano
Maybe you are thinking about teaching piano lessons. Or maybe you have been teaching piano lessons and you need some empathy. Either way, we all run into some difficult aspects of teaching piano. The most difficult part of teaching piano also correlates with the...
by PianoTels | Jul 30, 2018 | Beginner Lesson Plans, Blog
With a million different methods to learn how to read music, why would I choose relativity as my favorite way of teaching beginners to play the piano? This is one of the quickest and easiest ways to remember how to read music in order to play the piano. What does it...
by PianoTels | Jul 30, 2018 | Blog, Teach Piano
I am a firm believer on intentionally incorporating music history into my piano lessons. The following is a list of reasons that I have found to be irrefutable in why this is an important part of piano music education. 1. To create whole musicianship. Music history...