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by john aschenbrenner
"Don't call it practicing, call it play." That's my answer to the frequent question, “My kids aren't practicing for their piano lessons. How do ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Many homeschooling parents find that our Piano by Number books make an excellent basis for a home piano program. Parents become piano teachers in...
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by john aschenbrenner
To make every minute of piano practice count takes tremendous organization and dedication. It is much easier for adults than children. It is very...
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by john aschenbrenner
Are kid's piano recitals harmful in that they foster fear and stage fright rather than a love of music and the piano? You’ve never seen a fright...
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by john aschenbrenner
Endorphins are brain chemicals that induce a good feeling, and if you're doing piano lessons correctly, your student's brain will be full of them...
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by john aschenbrenner
Second inversion chords are the third chord position that students learn, since most methods restrict chord study to triads (three note chords) f...
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by john aschenbrenner
The Vladimir Horowitz piano exercise for stretching the fingers has actually been in use since the 19th century. The greatest of all modern cl...
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by john aschenbrenner
You must first fully understand “root position” chords before you attempt to understand first inversion chords. Inversions are based on a full ...
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by john aschenbrenner
Overcoming frustration in piano students is a problem you should never let develop. Be clever enough that the child never enters the frustration z...
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by john aschenbrenner
The relationship between music and math is inescapable. Think of any musical instrument as a big counting and calculating machine. Bach, for exa...
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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
5 Years Old, 6 Years Old, 7 Years Old
If you're looking for books for a child five, six, or seven years old, a good suggestion is Piano Is Easy. ...
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