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by john aschenbrenner
Are kid's piano recitals harmful in that they foster fear and stage fright rather than a love of music and the piano? You’ve never seen a fright...
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by john aschenbrenner
Endorphins are brain chemicals that induce a good feeling, and if you're doing piano lessons correctly, your student's brain will be full of them...
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by john aschenbrenner
Kids learn chords because chords will give them control of the entire instrument. Reading music will only give you control of a single note. Lear...
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by john aschenbrenner
Hyperactive children have just as much right to play the piano as any child. The problem is to find a piano teacher who can handle such a child. ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Perhaps the greatest secret of getting kids to practice piano is the choice of song. If a child loves a song, they will play it over and over ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Parents ask, "Why won't my child practice piano?" The answer is always simple: they don't like the music they are given to play. They have made ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Setting up a child's piano practice regime is a result of trial and error. If the child likes the music and teacher, they will play. If they don...
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by john aschenbrenner
How a child sees the piano is quite different than what adults see. Kids are not as detail oriented, nor should they be, as they haven't been tra...
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by john aschenbrenner
What kids need in piano lessons is not the proper curriculum, but the discovery that piano lessons are fun. At first. You need to drop the dry, ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Unless you can find a child's piano comfort zone, you are in for a difficult time as a piano teacher. Pushing your curriculum may create behavior...
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by john aschenbrenner
Two note chords for kids is an invention of mine that fits the capabilities of young hands. They set up the correct position for three note cho...
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by john aschenbrenner
The piano teacher has to make piano practice interesting, or a child cannot get emotionally involved. Telling a child, "Play it five times a day...
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