A few weeks ago, two different piano parents asked me if I noticed anything different about their child at the…
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You know the story of Goldilocks – Papa Bear’s chair was too big, Mama Bear’s chair was too big, but…
I have a confession. I have seven “pianos” – two upright acoustic pianos, one grand piano, and four digital keyboards…
This past season was phase two of developing reading skills in my students. We know that students who read well…
Sight reading is reading an unknown score while performing the music. The skills for sight reading are different than the…
In every piano season, I receive at least one phone call from a parent telling me that one of my…
The Royal Conservatory of Music has released a new piano syllabus and edition of their Celebration Series books. My students…
My students just performed at a students-only performance class, and are now preparing for our upcoming recital. At recent lessons…
This year’s teaching theme is technical development. A significant portion of a pianist’s practice time is spent working on scales,…
The University of Ottawa Piano Pedagogy Lab is as busy as ever researching and challenging pedagogical theory and practice. I recently…