Aural Training and Development Series: Print Resources

Teaching Resources

  Recently I have been considering the ways I develop aural skills with my students and other alternatives that may be available. Singing and aural development has always been a part of my teaching but I feel the need to do some further research and find some...

Practice. It’s a minefield.

For Parents, Teaching Resources

So. A parent calls you about one of your students. They are struggling to get said-student to practice. Should they continue? Should they stop lessons all together? What is the magic solution? Here are a few of my tips for answering this often asked question: Is...

A Delivery of Trinity College Exam Materials!

Teaching Resources

Today I returned home to find a parcel on my doorstep. A parcel that is a part of my research. It is like Christmas in my house when new music arrives.     I ordered the entire range of Trinity exam books. Aural, technical, guides, the lot. I want to review...

40 Piece Challenge – How it Works For Us!

Teaching Resources

For quite some time my studio has run a certificate system for students completing songs. For completing 10 pieces, they received a green certificate, orange for 20, silver for 30 and gold for 40. This was quite an easy achievement for the beginner students with lots...

Technique and Performance books…….do they make a difference?

Teaching Resources

Until the beginning of this year, I had predominantly been using Piano Adventures Lesson and Theory books with other repertoire for my beginner students. In their lessons, we would always cover technique and I would jot everything in their music diary. Sometimes they...