About Columbus Day Holiday!
If you’re lucky enough to be traveling, I hope you have a wonderful time off and see you next Monday. Keep practicing!
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Day Eight ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice
We have established that regular practice routines will not happen without proactive piano parents. So, how can parents be proactive practice assistants even if they have never touched a piano? Day 8. The Timekeeper: Some of the O’Connor Music Studio students are using Andrea And Trevor Dow’s Timed Note Reading Tests For Piano, […]
Day Seven ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice
We have established that regular practice routines will not happen without proactive piano parents. So, how can parents be proactive practice assistants even if they have never touched a piano? Day 7. The Concert Promoter: As a parent myself, I know that showing off our kids comes naturally. For this reason, proactive parents […]
Day Six ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice
We have established that regular practice routines will not happen without proactive piano parents. So, how can parents be proactive practice assistants even if they have never touched a piano? Day 6. The Piano Studio Janitor: Parents are the ultimate, and original, janitors. While it is important that students learn to organize their own […]
Day Five ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice
We have established that regular practice routines will not happen without proactive piano parents. So, how can parents be proactive practice assistants even if they have never touched a piano? Day 5. The Youtube Liaison: As students get older, it can get harder for piano parents to be active in the home practice process. […]
Day Four ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice
We have established that regular practice routines will not happen without proactive piano parents. So, how can parents be proactive practice assistants even if they have never touched a piano? Day 4. The Lead Vocalist: Most people are not too comfortable with breaking out into song in public, but they will happily sing in […]
Day Three ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice
We have established that regular practice routines will not happen without proactive piano parents. So, how can parents be proactive practice assistants even if they have never touched a piano? Day 3. The Piano Piece Request Line: The most accomplished piano students always revisit pieces from their past to brush up on skills and […]
Day Two ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice
We have established that regular practice routines will not happen without proactive piano parents. So, how can parents be proactive practice assistants even if they have never touched a piano? Day 2. The Practice Videographer: Piano teachers love to know what’s happening at home. By being a videographer, proactive piano parents can provide teachers […]
Get your Kids to the Keyboard!
Let’s face it. Most kids don’t want to practice the piano. And if they do find the time to practice, it’s usually because their parent kept nagging them. How frustrating! Piano teachers are frustrated too. It’s nearly impossible to teach students new concepts when they don’t understand the old ones–all because of a lack […]
Always Good Advice!
You only need to practice on the days that you eat 🙂