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Piano For The Very Young

by john aschenbrenner August 13, 2023

People ask me about piano for the very young. I get correspondence from many people who want to start their child at the piano at the age of two ...

Posted in easy piano, infant piano, kid's piano, piano very young, teach piano, toddler piano

by john aschenbrenner August 12, 2023

Soft piano vs. hard piano is a debate that has only emerged in the last 25 years. The reason the debate arose is the utter failure of convention...

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by john aschenbrenner August 4, 2023

Unless you can find a child's piano comfort zone, you are in for a difficult time as a piano teacher. Pushing your curriculum may create behavior...

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by john aschenbrenner August 4, 2023

What is soft piano? It is a way of teaching beginning piano that does not involve reading music immediately. It has demonstrated a far higher suc...

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by john aschenbrenner August 4, 2023

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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by john aschenbrenner September 2, 2019

The transparent piano method refers to a way that a piano teacher can act that seems not to be teaching a lesson. It is more like sharing ideas in...

Posted in easy piano, kids piano, simple piano, teach piano