

How To Encourage Practicing!
William Merritt Chase - The Keynote, 1915 I'm often asked how parents can facilitate practicing at home, when I am not there. This seems...


Teacher's Plight : Why Teaching is Not A Back-up Career
Illustration by Kathrin Honesta It is true that I came upon teaching in an unorthodox way. I didn't have dreams of my own classroom as a...


Teaching Time | From Fractions to Odd Meter Rhythms.
Yesterday's piano lesson was a lot of fun! I taught 7 year old S about fractions while we were playing music. I had noticed that this...


Improvisation | The Rain Game
One of the games I love to play with my students a few months and sometimes weeks into their lesson is the 'The Rain Game', which I may...
It Has A Tail!
Yesterday I spent 20 minutes playing with a spunky 2.5 year old at the piano. This far her lessons have consisted of recognizing middle...