This year Valentines Day falls on a Friday (and the last day of half term at local schools)- so all my pupils get to have fun with Valentines-themed activities! I’m really excited to see their reactions and hope they have a special time this week 🙂 The home studio is bedecked in pink and loveliness […]
Here in Manchester, Chinese New Year is a big celebration, with a big, colourful Dragon Parade through town and lots of noise! Perfect for inspiring a splash of colour and imagination into our piano lessons during the misty, grey month of January. So here are some ways we explored Chinese sounds in our piano lessons […]
The summer holidays are nearly here! For pupils that have piano lessons in school, that can mean a very long time before they have their next piano lesson in September. Here is a practice challenge I made for my beginners that reviews their learning in a fun and creative way. It reminds them of some […]
Here’s how I use a fun game with a beginner teaching piece that really reaps its rewards through repetition. The piece: Zebra on a Playground This is a beginner improv/technique piece from Piano Safari repertoire book level 1. The goal: strengthen the nail joint on every finger and cement keyboard geography. How: Play the piece […]