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I have a policy for my studio that has seemed to work well until recently. I have every student pay for the whole month at the first lesson of the month. That way, if they miss a lesson during the month and it is not an “excused” absence, (as described in the studio contract),I am still getting compensation for that lesson. However, in the last few months, I have had a good amount of people not come to the first, second, third, and some have missed an entire month of lessons. Should I change my… Continue

I have recently been brought in contact with a series of books called Technic Tales, written by Louise Robyn. They are the best technique series that I have seen. They are very old, and I actually had a hard time finding them, but they relate to children so well by giving them everyday examples to help them learn technique. I found several used ones on amazon.com for a very reasonable price. Have any of you heard of these books, or ever used them?

Have any of you teachers heard of Alexander Peskanov's "The Russian Technical Regimen for the Piano"? His series of books are absolutely invaluable to me as a piano teacher. I was recently introduced to them by a fellow teacher in my area, and I am working on a way to introduce these techniques into my lessons. Have any of you had any experience using this method? If so, how has it worked for you, and do you have any tips for me? Thanks! Looking forward to hearing about your successes.

As a music teacher, I have discovered that teaching young children takes a lot of creativity and patience.

One of the things that I have discovered is that their attention span is very short. To make the lessons most effective, you have to have variety in your teaching style.

Learning should be fun but also informative. One of the ways that I have discovered that is very effective with young children, is playing musical games. They enjoy this very much. The other thing that I have… Continue