Music Education — piano teaching

Beginner piano lessons are incredibly important when it comes to a student’s musical journey.  This is the time when piano teachers need to “hook” students not only by sharing their passion for piano but also by connecting with their students.  So many times, you hear adults say “I wish I would have stuck with piano” so, I’ve asked these adults why they didn’t and it typically comes back to the same few reasons:  I didn’t have fun. / I didn’t enjoy it. I had an old mean teacher.  My parents couldn’t afford it.  While we can’t change our age or...

Do you struggle with organizing all of your teaching resources?  Do you have board games, activity sheets, sheet music, dice, game pieces, and so much more?!  My students frequently tell me that I have SOOO MUCH STUFF but the truth of it is, every student learns differently so I have different teaching tools for them.   Not to mention, I teach multiple instruments.  After 16 years of teaching, I’ve accumulated A LOT and I’ve had to adapt and find a system that would work for me and I have finally found one and I’m here to share that with you...

This week's post is brought to you by Georgina Wilson of Georgina (Greenside Music). Georgina creates wonderful resources to enhance your students' musical knowledge in fun and quirky ways. It’s no secret that I absolutely love playing games in my lessons. It’s fun (for both the student and teacher) and it helps the students reinforce their musical knowledge. I’ve recently seen a few posts online from teachers saying they’re missing playing games when they have to move lessons online, and I wanted to let everyone know there’s no reason why online lessons have to be game-free!  When I made the move...

This week's post is brought to you by Anne Hilberts of 88 Musical Keys. Music benefits the whole child, and improves general cognitive and academic ability... Let's find and fulfil the creative potential within each and every one!   ‘Ever wondered if maybe every student you teach has talent, if you could just unearth it?  Me too.  For me, I think this comes from the early steps in my own music journey.  You see, when I was 6, my mother announced to me that it was time I started piano lessons.  Even at 6 years old, this was food for thought. ...

This week's post is brought to you by Georgina Wilson of Georgina (Greenside Music). Georgina creates wonderful resources to enhance your students' musical knowledge in fun and quirky ways.    "A smile and a giggle always go a long way!" -Georgina   Music games are an absolute asset to piano teachers. They can be used in so many different ways, for so many different types of students, and will always result in your students loving their lessons and thinking their piano teacher is really fun. If you've ever thought, “I'd love to use music games in my piano lesson, but...