Teaching an adult piano student has unique challenges. I know many piano teachers will avoid taking on adults because they’ve had bad experiences in the past with commitment or expectations. But teaching adults has great advantages too. If you can learn the skills needed to teach this demographic they can be a valuable part of…
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Piano Assignment Sheets for Adult and Teen Piano Students
My youngest students have fun with their colourful animal themed assignment sheets, and my pre-teens love their emoticon assignment sheets. But, I do need something a bit more “refined” for my teen and adult piano pupils. Since there are is a wide range of levels in this age bracket, I kept the assignment sheet simple and unspecific. There…
Using Lead Sheets with Your Piano Students
Traditional sheet music is great, but lead sheets (which are mostly for jazz and pop songs) are a great resource that is often overlooked in traditional piano lessons. I’ve been introducing lead sheets to lessons recently as a great break from normal studies and they always go down a treat. It’s such a fun departure for…