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I suppose it’s about time I said something about sight-reading. I’ve actually thought a lot about it over the last several years – it’s a hot topic for piano teachers, and plenty of ink and air has been spent on it in magazines and at conferences. The best article in recent memory is Kenneth Saxon’s “The Science . . . → Read More: The Holy Grail of Piano Teaching Responding to Wendy Stevens’ question “What is your favorite gadget or gizmo to use in teaching?” on Facebook today, my response included a Monster Puppet, a scarf, and juggling balls. There wasn’t quite enough room in the comments section, so I figured I’d elaborate here! Monster Puppet – It’s just a puppet. I stick it on my . . . → Read More: Juggling Balls A recent discussion at PianoTeaching.com’s Piano Club focused on the different kinds of assignment sheets teachers use for their students. I thought I’d share mine and say a few words about the kinds of assignments I make. You can find the sheet in pdf format on my Teaching Materials page. I made the sheet in Pages, and . . . → Read More: Assignment Sheets Here’s the problem: every student is different. When preparing students for recitals, the challenge is to set them up so that they reach their “peak” at the performance. If they don’t have enough time to prepare properly, then the final week before the recital is likely to be stressful and unenjoyable (as well as the performance itself!) . . . → Read More: Recital Preparation It occurs to me that I’m occasionally guilty of telling students they need to use a metronome without having taught them how to use one. It’s the musical equivalent of handing someone a chainsaw and expecting them to cut down a tree. Pretend for a moment that you’ve never used a chainsaw. Now imagine that someone walks . . . → Read More: Here, Have a Chainsaw! |
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