Surprising Reason Why Treble and Bass Clef Signs are Different

Surprising Reason Why Treble and Bass Clef Signs are Different

Why in the world do the treble and bass clef signs look as they do? They’ve been compared to question...

Surprising Reason Sharps and Flats Look Like They Do

Surprising Reason Sharps and Flats Look Like They Do

Why do sharps and flats look like they do? Did the sharp start out as an “S” and the flat...

Easy Way to Learn Piano:  Makes a Huge Difference

Easy Way to Learn Piano: Makes a Huge Difference

An experienced homeschool advocate and mom, Amy Saunders, recently used the Revolutionary Piano Method books and discovered them to be...

Tips for Choosing a Piano

Tips for Choosing a Piano

Here’s some information to consider when choosing your first piano, but it is by no means exhaustively researched or comprehensive....

How Much Should Be Assigned for a New Lesson? – A Guide for the Young Students

How Much Should Be Assigned for a New Lesson? – A Guide for the Young Students

I did not have very young students until much later in my piano teaching career. My own lessons as a...

How Much Should Be Assigned for a New Lesson?

How Much Should Be Assigned for a New Lesson?

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12 Helpful Tips to Increase Virtual Lesson Success

12 Helpful Tips to Increase Virtual Lesson Success

It’s very possible that you – the parent – can increase virtual lesson success. It’s amazing that virtual piano lessons...

4 Things that Make Sight Reading Easier

4 Things that Make Sight Reading Easier

In my experience as a piano teacher of all ages for nearly 40 years, I believe the following 4 things...

4 Smart Steps: Old to New Sight Reading Method

4 Smart Steps: Old to New Sight Reading Method

Teachers who consider a new approach for a struggling student who just doesn’t “get it” when it comes to playing...

The Next Best New Way to Learn to Play Piano

The Next Best New Way to Learn to Play Piano

The next best new way to learn to play piano – yeah, right, you’re thinking… Yes, really! I spent the...