Chords
Chords have always intrigued me. At times, it would have even been fair to say that I was obsessed with
What does it take to become a (great) piano teacher?
How does someone become a (great) piano teacher? Is it an apprenticeship scheme? An online course/certification? A degree you can
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THE Piano Teaching Trend of 2018
Last week, Amy Chaplin, of Piano Pantry, asked piano teachers in various Facebook groups what they thought the big trends
But wait, there’s more….
That question about trees falling in forests making a sound came to mind as I prepared to write this
What None of Us Has
None of us has the right to not be disagreed with. Just as in music, dissonance gives energy and impetus;
5 Guaranteed Ways To Make Students Less Creative
You want your students to experience the buzz that comes of being a creator of their own music
Diagnosis: Label, or The Day I Met Michael Nyman
This is a little post about diagnoses. About getting them, shedding them, collecting some more, using them as a pragmatic stepping
What is a “method”?
In English, we often use the same word to mean two, or more, different things. Bow, for instance, can mean
5 Brilliant Ways to Begin Teaching Improvisation to Beginners
Making things up seems like the polar opposite to learning how to do something. And most very first piano lessons
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What’s Cooking? An End of an Era (a very fine era it was, too)
This tribute article was written for the final ever The Piano Teacher magazine issue to be edited by Gina Wake,
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