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April 29, 2025

Teach What Most Teachers Miss

This next-level Oclef Notation tutorial dives into three essential moves every beginner needs—but few are ever taught well: stretches beyond the basic five-finger frame, folds that reshape the hand mid-phrase, and jumps that navigate the keyboard with control and confidence. These aren’t just technical fixes—they’re foundational patterns. And once you learn how to notate them, your students will stop guessing and start feeling the right motion. Whether you're in Kaizen or running your own stu...

June 16, 2024

Teaching Children to "Love the Journey" through Piano

Teaching Children to "Love the Journey" through Piano
This aligns with the work of James Clear, author of the bestselling book "Atomic Habits." Clear argues that the key to developing lasting habits is to focus on the process, not the outcome. By falling in love with the journey of daily practice and incremental improvement, we set ourselves up for long-term success and fulfillment.

September 06, 2016

The piano teacher’s word cloud

The piano teacher’s word cloud
I love my job teaching kids. But I often have a feeling like I’m a broken record. The other day, one of my students came to the lesson very prepared and when I asked him what happened, he looked at me and said “I just did what you said to do.” (facepalm) So I decided yesterday to compile all the words that I say most often about practice. It was a fun exercise for myself and I wonder how my words overlap with yours. 🙂 “Practice in sections repeatedly. Hands separate and together. Each time th...

August 22, 2016

3 simple yet powerful practice habits

3 simple yet powerful practice habits
Practicing an instrument for years doesn’t mean that you’re practicing correctly, but even if you are, there are still ways to hack your practice time to make it even more efficient. With these three hacks any student can turn 15 minutes into an effective session. The 10 second break – If you watch any great sports stars, they all find a brief moment to mentally collect themselves during events. Great tennis players mess with their racket between points, basketball players have a complete rou...