Piano improv with student
From time to time I teach students who want to be creative at the piano to do some simple improvisation, using a set of chords and trying to make some music with them.
From time to time I teach students who want to be creative at the piano to do some simple improvisation, using a set of chords and trying to make some music with them.
This is the second part of the “how to play better scales at the piano” series. Enjoy!
In this video I show you how to play a scale more effectively and smoothly. Let’s start!
Andre is learning to play this song from an anime called “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis”. It’s a lot of fun and super catchy!
Harlow’s been doing so great! Here she plays a song called “Cuckoo”. This song is from our Music on Wings Piano Beginner Coursebook 1.
It’s always more fun to play together at the piano! Here I practice with Abby a piano duet called “When the saints go marching on”.
I had the pleasure to perform with my friends Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F minor Op.34 (1st movement) last summer. It was a fun experience.
This performance is from our November Concert 2019. Please enjoy!
My early piano learning experience (2) I think because of this first Teacher, and how she literally changed my life, I know if I care genuinely about how I teach my students, I can change someone’s lives too. I had a teenage student, who did poorly in one of her graded piano exams with her… Continue reading Teresa Wong: My early piano learning experience (3)
My early piano learning experience (1) I felt very bad about myself (I was around 12 or 13), because my piano teacher didn’t want to teach me – I was not playing good enough for her. But my mother didn’t give up. She finally found this one piano teacher at a pretty prestigious piano company… Continue reading Teresa Wong: My early piano learning experience (2)