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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
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
Your kid needs a good piano teacher because piano is very hard to understand. Piano requires navigating multiple planes of information at daz...
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by john aschenbrenner
Strict piano lessons don't work for kids. I see proof of this each day. A child may follow a strict instructor, but they neither like it nor pr...
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by john aschenbrenner
Kid's piano teachers need personality to improve the chances of the child surviving the lessons. A boring pedant is exactly the personality to...
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by john aschenbrenner
Mozart's Favorite Movie is a ridiculous, purely verbal piano game that I play with kids when they need relief from the tedium of reading sheet ...
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by john aschenbrenner
The danger zone in kid's piano lessons is when the teacher begins to get impatient. Tread carefully. The child is going slowly because they must....
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by john aschenbrenner
Finding the path to your child's individual piano talent takes hard work and common sense. One-size-fits-all doesn’t work for average children a...
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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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by john aschenbrenner
There must be new ways to teach old school piano. The old school does not work for the vast majority of kids. Yet it has much to offer if prese...
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by john aschenbrenner
Here are ten things you can do to help your child with piano lessons. You can't just sit back and expect the teacher to do it all. You have t...
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by john aschenbrenner
Kid's piano is childish, meaning that it must be brought down to their level. Adjust the height of the bar to fit the age of the child.
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