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Piano Software or Print Books?

by john aschenbrenner August 18, 2023

You have two broad choices of format for beginning piano education: piano software or print books. Which is better? I've published both forms of...

Posted in learning piano, piano books, piano lessons, piano software, teaching piano

by john aschenbrenner August 17, 2023

Kid's piano is childish, meaning that it must be brought down to their level. Adjust the height of the bar to fit the age of the child. There's ...

Posted in child-friendly style, preschool piano, teach piano, teaching piano

by john aschenbrenner August 12, 2023

The truth about group piano lessons is that the teacher's attention is diluted. It doesn't matter how much talent and charisma the teacher has. ...

Posted in kid's piano, kid's piano lessons, preschool piano, read music, teach piano, teaching piano

by john aschenbrenner August 5, 2023

Piano fingering for kids is the first thing the average piano teacher insists upon. But when is learning fingering necessary? The indications for...

Posted in piano fingering, piano lessons, teaching piano