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Piano Maestro: A Parent’s Guide

February 26, 2023
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  It will be fun watching your child improve their piano skills all while having fun using Piano Maestro in lessons each week! As your child’s teacher (or YOUR teacher!), I’m looking forward to seeing the progress they will make when they start using it at home each day. This guide will help you understand how this app will […]

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All About Carnegie Hall

January 8, 2023
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You’ve all heard it before.  How do you get to Carnegie Hall?  Practice, practice, practice. We took the easier route with the tour December 1, 2014.  Unfortunately, I wasn’t posting much on my travel blog yet so I don’t remember everything that happened.  I do highly recommend the tour if you’re in New York City. If […]

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About Columbus Day Holiday!

October 10, 2022
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  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

October 6, 2022
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  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, […]

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Day Seven ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice

September 24, 2022
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  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 […]

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Day Six ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice

September 22, 2022
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  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 […]

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Day Five ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice

September 19, 2022
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  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. […]

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Day Four ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice

September 14, 2022
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  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 […]

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Day Three ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice

September 10, 2022
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  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 […]

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Day Two ~ Parents! How to Help Your Students Practice

September 1, 2022
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  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 […]

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