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by john aschenbrenner
Piano methods and children's personalities must match almost perfectly. Otherwise the job will become stressful for both teacher and student. ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Here are ten rules for a pleasant lesson atmosphere. The mood is controlled by the teacher, and must be set immediately, as soon as you walk in...
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by john aschenbrenner
"If you're having fun, you're not learning." That's what a lot of piano teachers think, but they're wrong, from a child's point of view. Such ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Sometimes teaching kid's piano is like herding cats. Impossible. Think of a child at the piano as an animal, a sweet, bright little animal tha...
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by john aschenbrenner
The reverse piano method refers to playing music first, and then reading music later.
Conventional musical wisdom states that you read music f...
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by john aschenbrenner
Knowing when to back off is the prime skill of the patient piano teacher. You should back off as soon as you sense serious resistance from the...
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by john aschenbrenner
The piano teacher's tone of voice is important in establishing trust with the child. Children usually experience anger in the voice and face f...
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by john aschenbrenner
Here are ten things you can do to help your child enjoy the piano. Many of them need to be done before your child plays a single note.
Piano Is ...
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by john aschenbrenner
The ratio of talk to activity in kid’s piano lessons has to be kept as low as possible. Children’s piano teachers talk far too much. Children res...
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by john aschenbrenner
Setting the mood of children's piano lessons is under the teacher's control, and it needs to be consistent. A child needs to know you will ne...
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by john aschenbrenner
Reverse psychology and children's piano go hand in hand. You not only have to lead the horse to water. You have to get that horse to drink the...
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by john aschenbrenner
If I said to you, "Child pianists are like guide dogs," you'd probably ask for an explanation. My office overlooks streets where guide dogs ar...
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