It can be hard to get piano students excited about... The post 5 Ways To Teach Piano Scales appeared first on Very Piano ..read more

My recital theme this year was music from around the... The post Sheet Music Collections From Around the World for Intermediate Piano Students appeared first on Very Piano ..read more

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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