During the spring semester, I like to put together a motivating practice challenge to help my students stay focused and consistent leading up to our spring competition and recital. I’m excited to show you what I came up with for this year and if you’d like to replicate the challenge in your own studio, you ... Read More about Practice Your Age Challenge The post Practice Your Age Challenge appeared first on Very Piano ..read more

These little 1-inch buttons are the glue that holds my piano studio together! Several years ago, I created a system where my students are always working towards earning buttons as they pass different levels and learn different skills and pieces of music in their piano lessons. My students love earning buttons for achieving different milestones ... Read More about Introducing the Piano Button Shop The post Introducing the Piano Button Shop appeared first on Very Piano ..read more

A lot of piano students are inspired by the music they hear from their video games. And for good reason! Most video games have lovely sound tracks or catchy theme songs that are fun to learn on the piano. I’ve been collecting a variety of video game piano collections for my piano students. I always ... Read More about Five Video Game Collections for Piano Students The post Five Video Game Collections for Piano Students appeared first on Very Piano ..read more

This is a guest post written by Doug Hanvey. Doug offers online piano lessons for adults at Creative Keyboardist. I was fortunate to be raised by parents who were themselves teachers and understood intuitively, or by experience, how they could best support my learning projects. One of the most beneficial results of their support is ... Read More about How Parents Can Inspire Their Child’s Piano Education The post How Parents Can Inspire Their Child’s Piano Education appeared first on Very Piano ..read more

This post was sponsored by Piano Marvel. All opinions are my own. Do you know those piano students who: Have an awesome ear Have really great technique on the piano Have a mature taste in music Really struggle to read sheet music You know the ones, don’t you? In my studio, we’ve had a number ... Read More about How To Help Your Play-By-Ear Students Become Better Sight Readers The post How To Help Your Play-By-Ear Students Become Better Sight Readers appeared first on Very Piano ..read more

I notice that a lot of times when my students aren’t making great progress at the piano, it’s for a really simple reason: they just aren’t practicing enough. It’s not very glamorous advice, but most students just need to play their music more in order to play it more confidently and with good continuity. Piano ... Read More about An Easy Way to Get Kids To Practice More The post An Easy Way to Get Kids To Practice More appeared first on Very Piano ..read more

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I wanted to share some cute little Valentine’s cards that you can print for students, or that students can print to hand out at school. These cards match the Christmas, Holiday and New Year’s cards that you may have seen here before the holidays. To get the cards ... Read More about Free Printable Valentine Cards The post Free Printable Valentine Cards appeared first on Very Piano ..read more

This post is sponsored by Oktav. All opinions are my own. I recently had a chance to explore Oktav, which is a piano sheet music streaming service. You can think of it kind of like the Netflix of piano sheet music. I was really impressed with the concept and approach of Oktav. It’s a monthly ... Read More about Oktav Review The post Oktav Review appeared first on Very Piano ..read more

I love offering piano camps for my students each summer. It’s always a great way to immerse them in piano and take a break from the routine of piano lessons. For the past several years, I’ve been using Will Baily’s Dreary The Dragon piano camp curriculum for beginners to get a group of brand new ... Read More about Dreary The Dragon Piano Camp Recap The post Dreary The Dragon Piano Camp Recap appeared first on Very Piano ..read more

This post is sponsored by Jellynote. All opinions are my own. I’m always on the hunt for the best places to buy piano sheet music. While I have my regular spots where I look, it’s always nice to find a one-stop shop for sheet music. I recently learned about Jellynote and have been trying out ... Read More about Jellynote Review The post Jellynote Review appeared first on Very Piano ..read more