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by john aschenbrenner
Here are ten things parents can do to help their kids with piano lessons. So if you apply these suggestions kids will become more engaged with t...
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by john aschenbrenner
Longevity is essential to a series of piano lessons, as skills are learned slowly and carefully, taking time and repeated effort. For the average...
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by john aschenbrenner
The saddest thing to see is when Mom and Dad make kids hate piano. The kid was ready to like it, but the kid wasn't ready for the nagging. Su...
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by john aschenbrenner
In selecting piano teachers, home or travel lessons is a huge consideration, just in terms of convenience. I think having lessons at home is far...
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by john aschenbrenner
The biggest mistake in kid's piano is committed all the time, almost always by the parents. Never change course if the child is wildly enjoying ...
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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
Does it matter which kid's piano book I buy? No. Any kid's piano book can be used to start piano lessons. But here's the problem. Unless that bo...
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by john aschenbrenner
Why do piano number stickers work so well for kids? The answer is simple: kids need a reference point.
Would you take the numbers and letters o...
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by john aschenbrenner
Kid’s piano posture can take any form from perfect to sloth-like, depending on their energy and mood. I think I’ve seen it all. Kids who a...
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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 presen...
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by john aschenbrenner
Kids reject old school piano. That is a simple truth about today's kids. Old school piano curriculum says: you will read music first and play wh...
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by john aschenbrenner
I’m against disciplinarian piano teachers, following the boring piano books until the child gives up. There are two types of disciplinarian pia...
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