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
If you have just started learning to play the piano, or you’re looking into signing up some piano lessons for your kids, please be patient with yourself and your kids, and know that- It takes time to learn to play the piano. (Or to play an instrument in general) It seems easier to play the… Continue reading Piano Playing Takes Time
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 A Beginner’s Guide to Piano Practice
I am often amazed by how I get connected with all kinds of people through music making and teaching. Some connections might be brief, while others can be long lasting. When I start sharing with others about my experience, I find many of them also have similar kind of connections. Being in the performing/teaching arena… Continue reading Connection Through Music
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?
I have quite a few new adult students lately. I find it quite fun and interesting when teaching adult beginners – the conversation we have is definitely quite different from that between me and kids (I talk about unicorn and rainbow all the time!) One thing adult beginners always ask is, “what kind of songs… Continue reading What music can you learn quickly as an adult piano beginner?
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
