Category Archives: teaching adult students

A Fear-less, Horizontal Approach to Staccato playing

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

Most piano students become DIS-connected when asked to play staccato. Their full blown trepidation wedded to DETACHMENT is so conspicuously on display during scale and arpeggio playing that a teacher must first devise mental cues to bring the student down … Continue reading →

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Video supplements for piano students assist practicing

Posted on September 7, 2013 by

Whether giving piano lessons LIVE or by SKYPE, sending students video excerpts of their lessons-in-progress, or creating a short film that zeroes in on a particular technical challenge, is always helpful. In the old days when I studied with Lillian … Continue reading →

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