Category: Teaching Thoughts

Recently I heard from a former student who is now herself also a teacher of beginner students. She told me about a new incentive system she put in

Recently a friend who lives overseas asked me whether or not a used piano would be a good starting piano for her son. The piano in question is

Recently an adult student said to me during her lesson: "Do you know what I realized, it will take years before I can perfect these pieces". I am happy

The issue of memory playing has haunted musicians for centuries. For some, it comes naturally; for others, it is an eternal struggle. Is it necessary to play from

“I believe that interpretation should be like a transparent glass,  a window for the composer’s music” – Vladimir Ashkenazy – Russian conductor and virtuoso pianist I have a

One of the nice things about social networking (facebook, twitter, myspace) is that you learn something new everyday. Today while browsing my friends' updates on facebook I came

Today I heard from a former student whom I taught at East End Arts Council while I lived on Long Island, New York. I was very glad to

Recently a new student of mine got her first acoustic piano! It is a used upright piano, but of a good brand and in great condition. The student

The Importance of Solfege Solfege, Solfeggio, or Sol-fa, is the system of naming and singing notes with Do-Re-Mi rather than the English letters. It is my preferred language of teaching. I