by Rebecca | Aug 23, 2024 | Teaching Tips
Picture this: your next student is about to arrive. It’s the student that never practises. Lessons can be a slog, repeating the same thing from week to week. This sucks the joy out of lessons for both students and teachers! There are two main approaches for teaching...
by Rebecca | Aug 22, 2024 | Teaching Tips
Piano teachers have a sixth sense for whether a student has practised, don’t we? The tricky thing is there is no number we can simply give to students or their parents as to the magic number of minutes to practise. A rough guide suggests that children can concentrate...
by Rebecca | Aug 22, 2024 | Listening & Aural Skills, Teaching Tips
Imagine this: you’re sitting in your teaching studio, eagerly anticipating your next student’s arrival. You answer the door, and there they stand, empty-handed. A wave of dread washes over you as their parent sheepishly apologises for forgetting the music....
by Rebecca | Aug 21, 2024 | Teaching Tips
When I was a teenager I started Saxophone lessons, and picked up a few bits on other instruments like the guitar. By this point I was a committed Piano student – practising every day, and practising more pieces/studies than my teacher assigned (my mum still had...
by Rebecca | Aug 21, 2024 | Teaching Tips
Teaching pop music to piano students can be challenging for teachers who are more accustomed to classical repertoire. But you are very likely to have students really keen to learn a particular song. Sometimes it is a classical piece (and I love it when this happens)...
by Rebecca | Jun 4, 2020 | Teaching Tips
The are lots of different popular Piano Challenges that get mentioned. Over the past few years I have experimented with using different types of challenges with my students. Some have been far more successful and engaging than others! Read on to find out which! Year...
