December, 2009

Im teaching my cousin piano, but i cant grasp sheet music! help !?

Hey my mom bought my little cousin a keyboard for christmas and well no sheet music. im downloading some for her now, like nursery songs and i cant understand some bits myself – ive come to the conclusion that i will find out as much as i can and teach her and supervise her progress [...]

what is the scope for teaching Piano to 5-6 year old children who refuse to even sit still at the piano ?

what is the scope for teaching Piano to 5-6 year old children who refuse to even sit still at the piano ? Calling all piano teachers ! What is the scope of teaching piano to very young children who refuse to curve their fingers and refuse to sit still at the piano ? How do [...]

How do you teach singers (non-instrumentalists) to read music notation?

I teach general music classes (grades 1-6) and middle school chorus. They do not use an instrument which helps in learning to read notes. I am looking for a good methodology or technique to teach the singers to read music. There are a couple of approaches you could take dependent on your system of teaching. [...]

Piano teaching advice/tips?

I”m 15 and have done all of my grades (currently working on my diploma) and have been asked to teach our family friend’s 8 year old daughter piano. I’m quite excited at the prospect but also a little confused as to what to do/how to start etc.. I shall consult my piano teacher when I [...]