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The Quickest Way to Teach Piano to Beginners and Begin Playing Now!

The Quickest Way to Teach Piano to Beginners and Begin Playing Now!

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...

9 Irrefutable Reasons Great Piano Teachers Teach Music History

9 Irrefutable Reasons Great Piano Teachers Teach Music History

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...

A Piano Teacher’s Music Theory List: What Students Must Know

A Piano Teacher’s Music Theory List: What Students Must Know

All piano students should know these basic music theory concepts:    Staff Awareness bass clef treble clef Note Names and Placement on the keyboard on the staff Basic Music Vocab measure bar lines, double bar lines repeat symbols slurs fermatas, etc. Basic Music...

The Sure-Fire Way to Keep Your Piano Students Organized

The Sure-Fire Way to Keep Your Piano Students Organized

Can I tell you how much I love my student's piano binders?  Before the life of the binder, any worksheets, reference sheets, homework assignments, composer studies, etc. would end up crumbled up on the floor of my student's vehicles as they drove home.  Any hope of...

Do You Need a License or Permit for Teaching Music From Home?

Do You Need a License or Permit for Teaching Music From Home?

I have taught music out of my home for 17 years now but it wasn't very long ago that it finally dawned on me, do I need a license or permit to do this?  Duh - why hadn't I thought of that before? Do you need a license or permit for teaching music from home?  Each city...

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