The mention of solfa can strike fear into the hearts of many piano teachers. Their head is filled with questions and curiosities, and concerns about their own singing abilities. But solfa can be a fantastic tool to have at your disposal and it doesn’t have to be difficult or scary. And you don’t have to…
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CKQC037: Beginner piano student ear training with melody playbacks
Simple little ear training exercises like this one can be integrated into your lessons in just a few minutes, and they can make a big difference. In this quick clip, we’re working on melody playbacks. I always ask my student to pick do when we do these, and then I help them to find re…
CKQC029: Solfa identification aural exercise for beginner piano students
I brought solfa into my piano studio a few years ago, to help with sight singing. This has quickly expanded and I now try to include an aural exercise in every lesson. Sometimes things get in the way, but if I miss a week, it’s first on the agenda the following week. Doing an aural…
4 Awesome Uses for Singing in the Piano Studio
Singing can be one of your most valuable piano teaching tools. It can help you to correct, guide and encourage your piano students. However, singing in the piano studio is often relegated to aural exercises. That’s how I started too – teaching my students solfa so that they could pass the sight-singing component of their…