Sometimes I get this shocking response from my students to why I teach “regular” piano beginners. “But you have all these credentials. Why would you teach us??” The real answer is, I love teaching piano to anyone who loves to learn to play the piano. It doesn’t matter if they are young or mature, beginners… Continue reading Teaching Piano Beginners
For those who are interested in learning more about piano playing, teaching or music learning, here is a short Selected Book List for your reading interest and pleasure: FOR SERIOUS PIANISTS AND PIANO TEACHERS PIANO HISTORY –Title: The New Grove: The PianoPublishing Information: W.W. Norton and Company, New York, London. PIANO TECHNIQUE –Title: On Piano… Continue reading Music Reference Books
I just came back from a 10-day trip from Central America. It was exhausting, exciting, fun and fruitful. As much as I enjoy traveling and experiencing the world, I am glad to be back. It might seem odd to say this, but I enjoy working. I am happy to be reconnected with my students and… Continue reading Sharing is Caring
It’s a big decision when it comes to buying your first piano. First off, CONGRATULATIONS! You’re about to own your very first piano. It’s very exciting. First thing when you consider buying a piano is, do you want to buy a new piano or a used piano? In my experience of buying pianos (yes plural… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Buying a Piano
Lately I have been preoccupied with training piano teachers on my online teaching platform and one-to-one private consultation basis. I find it very fulfilling and satisfying to train piano teachers (and music teachers) to become successful in their teaching career. After years of my own training and teaching students in the area of piano performance,… Continue reading Training Piano Teachers
Some new students say this when we first meet, “Do I really have to read music? I just want to play the piano.” My answer is, “yes and no”. It depends on what you want to learn and play. There are a lot of great musicians who never learn to read music and yet they… Continue reading Must I learn to read music to play piano?
If you are between 18 and 100 and are looking into taking piano lessons as an absolute beginner, CONGRATULATIONS! You’ve made the first step to starting this wonderful musical journey with a magical and (literally) majestic instrument. I am certainly biased here, being a classically trained pianist for so many years. I basically live, breathe… Continue reading To Adult Piano Beginners
I believe everyone likes music. Everyone listens to some kind of music, whether it be pop music (western or local), R&B, rock, electronic, blues, folk, country, band, classical, world, jazz… Or you simply listen to some good music regardless of what genre the music is – the most important element in music is that you… Continue reading Music is for healing
I always get asked about how much time a student should spend on practice. For me, I understand the busy schedule of a kid /adult, and frankly, I do not expect anyone to spend lots of time only at the piano as there are just so many things to do every day! Also, I am… Continue reading Practice Guide for Piano Beginners
I have run my piano teacher training course for a while now. During the whole course, there is one session in which I ask my student teachers what they want to achieve and who they want to be in their teaching career. I still recall one student teacher asked me what kind of teacher I… Continue reading Inform, Encourage, Empower, Inspire
