Piano Joke of the Day
Piano Joke of the Day
Category: Piano Teaching
Common Questions About Piano Lessons
Common Questions about Piano Lessons At what age can my kid start taking piano lessons? Can I buy a keyboard instead of a piano for my kid or myself to practice at home? And what kind of keyboard would you recommend? What kind of music can I or my kid learn from you in your… Continue reading Common Questions About Piano Lessons
Connecting With Piano Students
Many piano teachers I train ask me how to get more students, and perhaps more importantly, the students they want to teach.
Most teachers focus on obtaining more professional qualifications (studying more, getting professional piano performance or teaching diplomas/degrees, performing more, etc).
How to Teach Piano Beginners (1)
In this series of articles , I’d like to share with you some useful ideas on how you as piano teachers to prepare yourselves on taking up this wonderful career of piano teaching.
How to Improvise at the Piano (1)
Music Connection. Connection Through Music.
I get to know a lot of people I otherwise don’t through music – from piano teaching, book publishing and article writing, video and audio sharing, to performing. I used to think music was the most important element in this connection. I mostly cared about how I myself and my students played instead of understanding… Continue reading Music Connection. Connection Through Music.
Piano is Life
This is what I see as I lie here on my beanbag in my backyard, listening to Philip Glass’s “Mad Rush” (frankly the first piece of his I ever like). At the same time I am looking at my Facebook page. I am reading one of the many “inspirational quotes”, something like “who knows if… Continue reading Piano is Life
Exhausted But Blessed
It has been a hectic week, trying to gather my thoughts and perhaps, actions too. Planning a performance is always a tough one. Certainly practice will be involved – but before that, a program has to be set and organized. How long is the program? How many pieces am I playing? Who are playing besides… Continue reading Exhausted But Blessed
Rethinking Piano Teaching
“Teaching is such a noble work!”, a student recently said to me. I never thought about it in that way. Certainly, when one picked teaching as his or her career, one would not expect to make a fortune out of it. Some might choose it simply because of its stability (if he or she works… Continue reading Rethinking Piano Teaching
Student in Lesson (4)
Zachary plays a duet “Little Dog” with me. Find our Music on Wings Books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2XmwcQs