How to Choose a Private Piano Teacher Part 1: where to look and what credentials to look for
Whether you or yourchild are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced pianist, searching for a new piano teacher can feel daunting and...
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Jul 278 min
11 Ways to Fill Your Practice Time as a Youth or Adult Student
Do you struggle to fill your practice time? Do you get bored while practicing? Do you know how to practice away from the piano? As a teen...
Jan 25 min
8 Fun Activities Kids Can Do During Their Piano Practice Time
Aside from practicing their pieces, kids can do many other beneficial activities, to make progress in their musical abilities. These...
Nov 26, 20238 min
16 Ways to be Performance Ready
Performance anxiety plagues many musicians and is typically caused by negative self-take and a high ‘what if’ factor:“What if I make a...
Oct 31, 20235 min
7 ways parents can help their child practice piano
As a parent, you’ve likely been told by your child’s piano teacher that your child has the potential to progress further by either...
Sep 29, 20233 min
Behind the Scenes: Music Organization Memberships
Enhancing my professional development and my students’ experience As a piano teacher, I have joined several music organizations to...
Aug 5, 20233 min
7 ways a Music Teacher Knows You’ve Practiced
Music teachers encourage their students to practice, but how exactly do teachers know that their students really did practice? Many...
Jan 16, 20234 min
Creating my Second Album: Part 3: The Final Product
In addition to the practicing and recording processes, there were a few extra elements that went into making this album as well. I needed...
Jan 9, 20234 min
Creating my Second Album Part 2: Recording and Editing
As I was entering the polishing stages of my pieces (see blog post 1), I reached out to the recording technician, mixing and mastering...
Jan 2, 20235 min
Creating my Second Album Part 1: Choosing and Preparing Repertoire
I thought I would share my behind-the-scenes experience of creating a self-funded album from the initial concept to the final product.
Sep 5, 20226 min
Comparing the Roland RD-88 to the Yamaha P515
In August 2022, I was in search of a MIDI controller to facilitate composing music more efficiently. My initial requirements were that it...
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