piano – Piano Lessons for Adults

Piano Technique List

A listing of piano technical exercises that help a student learn proper piano technique.

It took me a long time to recognize the value of using quotes with my students when teaching the piano. I’m not good at remembering quotes and used to feel that people who used a lot of quotes were really just trying to be pretentious. However, after having lessons with teachers who valued and usedContinue reading “Useful Piano Teaching Quotes”

MTNA National Conference 2025

This was my third time going to the National MTNA (Music Teacher National Association) Conference for music teachers. However, it was my first time attending with my NCTM (National Certification for Teaching Music in Piano). Since, I had received my NCTM this year, my name was on the board in the hallway at the conference.Continue reading “MTNA National Conference 2025”

Teaching Scales

I teach all my adult students scales quite early in their lessons (or make sure they know their scales well already) because I believe listening and understanding the structure of scales are one of the most foundational building blocks of understanding western music. I typically teach chord and arpeggio construction based on scales and useContinue reading “Teaching Scales”

Battles with Performance Anxiety

Personal strategies for dealing with musical performance anxiety.

Favorite Online Sheet Music Websites

I have such a huge library of music already, why do I keep acquiring new music? Well, because I love new music and because my students often want to play a particular piece at a particular level. So this post contains some of my favorite sources for sheet music. Free sheet music is great, butContinue reading “Favorite Online Sheet Music Websites”