I strongly prefer the Bastien method when teaching adult piano students. I like how the lessons flow, and the order that concepts are taught. I’ve had excellent success with adult students using this method. I’m including links for Amazon and Sheet Music Plus. It’s completely up to you as to where you ultimately purchase the… Continue reading Best Method for Brand New Adult Piano Students
Category: Piano/Organ Books
Read A New Book Month — Celebrate with The Music Stand
SEPTEMBER Read A New Book Month Read a New Book Month is celebrated in both December AND September! It is the perfect time to pick up a book that you’ve been meaning to read, that you choose on impulse, or that you choose to read with another person! Read a Book Month is for all… Continue reading Read A New Book Month — Celebrate with The Music Stand
Read A New Book Month — Celebrate with Sheet Music Plus
SEPTEMBER Read A New Book Month Read a New Book Month is celebrated in both December AND September! It is the perfect time to pick up a book that you’ve been meaning to read, that you choose on impulse, or that you choose to read with another person! look inside How to Teach Suzuki Piano… Continue reading Read A New Book Month — Celebrate with Sheet Music Plus
Piano Books Requested at Ice Cream Social!
I held an amazingly awesome ice cream social yesterday to celebrate one year of teaching piano lessons in Rochester. I got out a lot of my piano books so I could make recommendations for our upcoming recital in November! I’m allowing the students to choose their recital piece(s). A couple others here include great books… Continue reading Piano Books Requested at Ice Cream Social!
Best Piano Method for Older Beginners (Tweens and Teens)
While I have gotten great results using the Bastien Basics series with teens and tweens, the illustrations really are geared much more for the younger set. I prefer instead to use Bastien’s Older Beginner Course. Yes, it’s older. It’s still applicable and teaches the concepts in the order that make the most sense to me!… Continue reading Best Piano Method for Older Beginners (Tweens and Teens)
Best Method for Brand New Piano Students
I strongly prefer the Bastien method when teaching kids who are new piano students, and have never studied piano. I like how the lessons flow, and the order that concepts are taught. I’ve had excellent success with students from age 5-15 using this method. I’m including links for Amazon and Sheet Music Plus. It’s completely… Continue reading Best Method for Brand New Piano Students
Thought Provoking Reads 