by Whitney | May 27, 2020 | Teaching Resources
Today on my piano teaching blog, I shared a resource that my students have LOVED. If you’re a parent of a young pianist, then you have probably heard a variety of practice strategies in your home. There’s the quick student – plays everything through...
by Whitney | Jun 13, 2016 | Preparation, Printable, Teaching Resources
Today, I’m sharing a quick worksheet to go along with my new piece, “At The Edge”. Students have plenty of octave jumps so this exercise is aimed at getting them comfortable moving the same chord/cluster up and down octaves. When my students are...
by Whitney | Jun 11, 2015 | Improvisation, Preparation, Printable, Teaching Resources
Sometimes students seem so worried about composing – they worry they’ll play the wrong notes, they’ll forget the melody they played over and over at home, or maybe they just hesitate to share something so personal for fear of it being not perfect!...
by Whitney | May 28, 2015 | Ensemble Music, Preparation, Teaching Resources
One of my students & I performed Groovy Duo for an area talent show last week. Our performance was a hit and we experimented with the idea of trading places in the middle of the piece which turned out to be a lot of fun! I wanted to share a video from our...
by Whitney | Apr 16, 2015 | Preparation, Printable, Teaching Resources
“Why do I have to practice Hanon?” Ever heard that question? Sometimes it’s hard for students to see the relationship between their technique exercises and repertoire. I love when pieces use a certain scale or arpeggio patterns that we’ve been...
by Whitney | Feb 2, 2015 | Preparation, Printable, Teaching Resources
My newest piano solo of the month is Zigzag Jazz! When one of my elementary students learned this piece, I wanted to give her a headstart with a practice page. Thus today, I thought I’d share it with y’all so when you go to teach it you’ll have a...
by Whitney | Dec 9, 2014 | Improvisation, Preparation, Printable, Teaching Resources
One of my favorite things about working with children is listening to their imagination! Give them an idea to start from and sit back to hear the creative stories they can tell you! For my solo piece Sailing, my students often tell me about their dreams of gliding...
by Whitney | Dec 5, 2014 | Ensemble Music, Printable, Teaching Resources
Recently as I was teaching one of my pieces, “Spring”, I felt like it would be so lovely with a smooth duet to accompany the student. If you don’t know it by now, I LOVE duets – for the sounds they create beyond solo capabilities (especially at...
by Whitney | Oct 19, 2014 | Teaching Resources, Welcome
It’s that awesome day, when the student receives a new solo sheet music that they are so excited about! They can’t wait to learn and perform the music for their family and friends so they leave excited to practice. Only to come back the next week saying...
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