We can do hard things.Sometimes I hear my students say “I can’t” – or various variations of it, like “I’m confused”, “I don’t wanna”, or simply “no!”. I ask myself, why? They’re afraid to try and, fail. Often we all are worried of making mistakes, because we focus too much on the immediate outcomes, or… Continue reading We Can Do Hard Things
It was great fun seeing my students in person and listen to them play. We had a great time playing for one another, and some interesting conversation over having drinks and snacks. I look forward to more gatherings next year!
I am having another gathering with the adult students next week! I am so excited to see them in person again. Students would play a piece or two for one another and enjoy the music sharing time with drinks and nibbles. I look forward to listen to every one of them play! I might join… Continue reading Adult Student Music Gathering Fall 2021
Thank you so much for joining us in our student concert last Sunday. Everyone did a wonderful job! I am so proud of every single one of my students. It takes a lot of courage to be performing in public, especially for the first time! I have some great feedback from students and parents about… Continue reading Reflections on Annual Student Piano Concert
During my early years of piano teaching, I spent a lot of time on learning about piano playing and music aspects: piano technique, piano performance, music theory and analysis, music history – all the technical aspects of piano performance. Little did I know that, in order to learn how to teach better, I needed to… Continue reading Positive Encouragement
Sometimes we become impatient when it seems like we are not getting any progress in our piano journey. And it is completely normal to feel that way, especially when we feel we are putting a lot of effort trying to be better at the piano. With my many years’ experience of piano playing, performing and… Continue reading Patience and Persistence
There will be lessons for the Labor Day weekend. About fall concert, I have booked the church venue in Gunbarrel due to popular vote. I am very excited to see everyone and listen to my students performing in person this time!
In the last post, I wrote about the basics of planning for successful piano practice at home. Today in this post, I want to dive deeper into the planning of a piano practice session. Obviously, everyone has one same goal when it comes to practice: to be better at the piano. But at the same… Continue reading How to Plan for Successful Piano Practice (2)
There are a lot of questions and concerns about piano practice – indeed, piano lessons are only half of the battle so to speak. Without regular practice, progress is minimal. This post is not only for parents but also adult students. First thing I always stress is to set up a regular piano practice schedule… Continue reading How to Plan for Successful Piano Practice (1)
I sure hope everyone is enjoying my piano lessons and all the activities we’ve done so far. It’s been my privilege to get to know everyone of you and get connected. My goal is to bring this wonderful gift of piano/music into your lives, and that such gift would grow and flourish in your heart, to accompany you in this beautiful music journey of yours.
