Recording For Online Piano Student Concert
We have been having a lot of fun lately recording for our upcoming online piano student concert! Take a look at our photos here – more to come!
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A Holistic Approach to Piano Playing
When we think about piano playing or piano lessons, a lot of times it seems to be about playing correctly: playing the right keys at the right time. Certainly there are the basics we need to learn and work on first. But once we have passed the basics (or at least are familiar with them),… Continue reading A Holistic Approach to Piano Playing
Student Performance: Nicole
Nicole plays a couple pieces in our fall concert 2019: Here is one of them: John Legend’s “All of Me”.
What is solfège?
Solfège, solfeggio, or so-fa names – they all refer to the same thing – the system of singing notes of a scale in “Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti”. Remember the song in “The Sound of Music”? Like “do, a deer, a female deer; (Re!) ray, a drop of golden sun”? … Yes, whenever… Continue reading What is solfège?
Student Performance (1)
My student Kieran plays Harry Potter’s Hedwig theme and Beethoven’s Ode to Joy in his school performance.
Piano Playing Takes Time
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
Connection Through Music
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
Training Piano Teachers
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
What music can you learn quickly as an adult piano beginner?
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?