Many children request piano lessons, because their best friend takes lessons and if their best friend takes lessons then lessons must be cool. Parents explain “you’ll have to practice!” and …
In defense of the parent who says “We just want to try lessons, and see if she likes it.”
General Practitioner vs. Specialist
Every pre-college piano teacher—whether they say it or not—has a specialty. Some of us are generalists, but most of us develop particular strengths and preferences over time and have a …
For all the HSP’s out there
With love.
Look in the Mirror
(the following Thought of the Day was written by Marc Jones for Facebook) Thought of the Day….”YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR EVERY DAY AND BE PROUD …
Expectations
Recently, a disgruntled parent complained that my expectations were unclear. I scoffed. To me there is not much that’s more important in the teacher – student – parent triangle than …
play – practice – perform
play ~ practice ~ perform Part One Playing, practicing, performing are the three basic ways we spend time at the piano. Neither one is better or more important than the …
What I have learned
I have been teaching for a while now, and like most piano teachers, I heartily regret the first ten or so years of my teaching career – I had no …
New Students
(publ. Nov. 2021) Over the last 15 months or so quite a few new students have come into the studio, and because I have a strict mask policy I have …
A Sign of the Times
Our town has always had its (small) share of (usually) homeless people, standing in the shade under a tree at the street corner, often close to a grocery store or …
Your earliest convenience
My brain has trouble processing spoken language when I cannot see the person with whom I am speaking. I therefore have on my website that all communication should be via …