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by john aschenbrenner
Are you your child's first piano teacher? The answer is "only if there is no professional who can really handle the job." It also wouldn't hur...
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by john aschenbrenner
When a kid says, "I want to learn that song that goes..." and then hums some melody, it has to be a moment of triumph for the intelligent piano t...
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by john aschenbrenner
You have to encourage slow starters at the piano. Many kids fumble and get off to a slow start. You need to go at their pace and not make them f...
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by john aschenbrenner
The Pillow and the Piano describes a lesson with a child who didn't want a lesson that day. Kids will tell you what they need, even if they can't...
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by john aschenbrenner
What the piano means to your child is a very individual thing, made of gossamer and dreams. The piano is not just a piece of furniture. The piano...
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by john aschenbrenner
What do you think kids see when they see the piano? In my experience as a piano teacher, kids see a huge piece of furniture that makes noise. Lat...
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by john aschenbrenner
There are six basic chords that kids must learn in order to play the beginning piano literature. They are C, F, G, D, E, and A. Chords are grou...
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by john aschenbrenner
Middle C is the first location at the piano keyboard that your child must find and memorize. Lower down on the page is a drawing of the note “Mi...
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by john aschenbrenner
Kids don't care what's in the piano book. What they care about is the manner of the teacher. If it has pictures, that is a pleasant plus for many...
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by john aschenbrenner
Discipline and repetition don't work in kid's piano lessons. While they are the prime tools of a dedicated concert pianist or professional piano ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Slow starter, late bloomer, call it what you will. There are a huge number of kids who don't "wake up" to the piano for years, all the while tak...
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by john aschenbrenner
Young minds need room to roam, and that is why kids need freedom to learn piano. Piano is inherently difficult for everyone, especially six year-...
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