Deep Practice: Inspect Your Piece
My creative juices started flowing when I read this article by Terry Heick of Teach Thought, How to Read a Book (super info-graphic included). Many of the points he makes about reading books…
So Not About The Notes
Without question our studio motto is: Not About The Notes (#NATN). Against that little voice inside me, which often screams, “fix-correct-repair,” I remind myself to step back and let students take…
Adult or Late Teen? Find Your Perfect Music Teacher
Are you a late teen or adult who missed out on the opportunity to learn to play an instrument when you were younger? Have you tried learning on your own…
Metronome Fail Fix and Yes, It’s Backwards
Have you ever known someone who just couldn’t play with a metronome no matter the tempo? Sorry. That's definitely a DUH question. It's a frustrating problem to have no matter…
Does Metronome Practice Work for Everyone?
I love to answer readers’ questions! A few years back, I wrote an article for Grand Piano Passion, When Your Piano Teacher Doesn’t Fit. Recently a reader reached out through them…
Finding The Right Teacher As An Adult
For adults, finding the right teacher can feel overwhelming. Between juggling your family time, work, chores, and outside activities, there just aren’t a lot of extra minutes for researching and…
This Is Your Brain On Meter & Voicing
Have you ever been horrified to discover rhythmic or voicing errors in music you have known and performed for some time? It happens. A case in point for me is…
Beethoven on Social Media: Teaching Advice
I encountered the following tidbit on Twitter last week and it immediately sent my thoughts whirling. It is from one of the letters of Beethoven. In it Beethoven gives advice…