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by john aschenbrenner
One Finger Johnny was an actual kid I taught, and he preferred the index finger above all others. He was a very smart 9 year-old boy. He was ...
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by john aschenbrenner
It's not hard to create games for the piano that kids will enjoy. Games can teach many valuable techniques. Piano games work best when their se...
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by john aschenbrenner
I often say to kids, “Let’s play piano with our eyes closed!” It’s a crazy game that yields amazing results and forces the child to make a menta...
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by john aschenbrenner
Let’s take the course “Kid’s Piano Fingering 101” and look at kid’s fingering. From the simplest version they offer, to the complex patterns and ...
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by john aschenbrenner
The Chordomatic piano game has the power to universally delight kids. At the same time it solidifies their knowledge of the six basic piano chor...
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by john aschenbrenner
You can teach your toddler piano, but you had better be prepared to go very slow, and make a game of everything. Discard any ideas of a set cu...
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by john aschenbrenner
If you turn your piano into a toy, kids will have fun with it just as they do with their other toys. Ever notice how kids learn to play a video g...
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by john aschenbrenner
Basic piano chords are important for children. This is because chords are the DNA of music theory, and allow kids to play a simple accompaniment....
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by john aschenbrenner
What exactly is talent in children's piano? Mozart entertained emperors and kings at the age of five, but what about the average kid? There are ...
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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
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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