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by john aschenbrenner
Late bloomers in childhood piano are those children who may show little interest for years, and then suddenly wake up to the idea of playing the ...
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by john aschenbrenner
You have to give the kid a reason to practice. Saying. "Go practice that'" won't work yet. It will take months or years to get the child to work...
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by john aschenbrenner
What kids like about piano lessons is, I believe, the one-on-one time with a caring adult. Making music is fun, but the real attraction is the...
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by john aschenbrenner
What bores children in piano lessons? Talk and repetition. There are several other things that children find annoying and boring in piano less...
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by john aschenbrenner
Piano teachers need to let the child appear to lead the piano lesson. This is better than presenting them with an unbending lecture and drill. Bo...
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by john aschenbrenner
Kids like Holiday songs on the piano. You don't need a big, expensive acoustic piano. An inexpensive electronic keyboard will do just fine. Hol...
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by john aschenbrenner
Kids need a bill of rights guaranteeing them an interesting, engaging piano education. Children are often subjected to dry, boring lectures. And ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Should parents force kids to take piano lessons? You should read the heartrending emails sent by kids whose parents force piano lessons. If the ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Carnegie Hall starts in your living room, when you listen to your child play. The only recital that really matters is the one your child present...
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by john aschenbrenner
Why kids dislike playing with the left hand is not a mystery. It has to do with brain hemispheres. Right brain controls left hand, left brain con...
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by john aschenbrenner
Here are ten ways to be a bad piano teacher. Many piano teachers have mastered these steps, inflicting stress on the entire piano student popula...
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by john aschenbrenner
The old school of piano teaches repetition. That is their only tool. Like children in a Dickens drama, they must recite the rant or risk the mas...
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