Today is World Piano Day and a time to celebrate this wonderful instrument. Held on the 88th day of each year to represent the 88 keys on a piano, this day unites piano lovers across the globe. So what will you be playing today?
Tell me, I forget. Show me, I remember. Involve me, I understand Carl Orff Have you ever had students who learn about something one week, but at the following lesson it’s as though they had never encountered it before? At last weeks lesson you taught Ben about tones and semitones, for example, and he seemed…
Teach the student first, the music second and the piano third Frances Clark At first glance you might look at this quote and think, ‘hang on, my job is to teach the piano, so why is it not top of the list?!’. But actually it highlights the importance of thinking about the individual when teaching….
It’s never too late to learn. Hands up if you agree! This quote could apply to any subject but is definitely true when it comes to learning music. As C.S. Lewis once said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream”. I have lots of lovely adult students…
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood” Fred Rogers I drove past my piano teachers house recently and memories of having lessons as a child came flooding back. All those years ago there was no…
