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by john aschenbrenner
Piano brain chemistry for kids is really quite simple. Younger kids rarely have the physical development and mental skills to read music. But the...
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by john aschenbrenner
Don't say "Practice," say, "Go play." Someone is going to tell you, "Go practice." Yourself, your mom, you as a mom, your teacher. You'll find...
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by john aschenbrenner
Making repetition fun for kids is the primary job of the children's piano teacher. For this reason you must devise ways of taking the sting out ...
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by john aschenbrenner
What is a root position chord? It is a chord in which the bottom note (furthest to the left) is the same as the name of the chord. Thus the lowes...
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by john aschenbrenner
The best preschool piano book is the one that excites your child and engages them with the piano. It may not even be a "book." Many kids get their...
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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
The psychology of homeschool piano is largely a sensible attitude. I suggest that you try a very child-friendly method to start your homeschoo...
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by john aschenbrenner
Einstein's piano sat in the living room. Sometimes he would go to the piano, quietly, almost absentmindedly. According to his wife, he was appare...
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by john aschenbrenner
"Why Brahms must have been fat" is a ridiculous subject, but the gritty reality of great artists interests me very much. There's something about...
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by john aschenbrenner
Carl Tausig was Liszt's favorite piano student. He died tragically at age 30. He came to Liszt as a boy, and Liszt took him in and taught him ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Most piano teachers push too hard, destroying the student's desire to learn about the piano. They use a combination of disciplinarian and dogma...
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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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