Creative Piano Professional
Here at Creative.Piano.Professional anything style, pedagogy, pianos, piano teaching, piano studios, business, music, and music technology is up for discussion.
It’s the place to come to for information, have a discussion and to ask questions. Ever felt like you wanted more information on a particular technique but didn’t want to ask? This the place for you. Ever needed new ideas for repertoire? I’m your kinda person!
Just want some fresh, honest and down to earth discussion about what is really happening in music studios? Creative.Piano.Professional is for you.
The Power of “Play it Again!” (please)
Last week my children were starting to push back when I asked them to do their piano practice. Each morning before school they both do 10-20 minutes practice. This has been the routine since they started learning piano last year. So when they started to go...
Goal Setting
Over the last week I have been planning. Goal setting for my family, studio, students and also for here at Creative.Piano.Professional. It has been exciting to think about that I would like to achieve and put things out there as inspiration for the year. Each year our...
40 Piece Challenge – How it Works For Us!
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...
5 Things to Consider at the End of the Teaching Year.
Contact your students/parents in regards to any changes of timetable for yourself or the student for next year. It is much better to know now than just before school goes back that you suddenly have several spaces to fill. Where are your students at? Write down what...
Radio silence- How we use music in times of trouble……
In the last few weeks life has gotten in the way of planned blogging. With family on-goings and hopsitals to be in, it has got me thinking about how we use music in our lives for rituals. Three weeks ago my dear Nanna passed away. Early on her last morning,...
6 Tips for Protecting Your Voice!
Lets talk about vocal hygiene. No, not the "brush your teeth" kind of hygiene, more the "how to look after your voice hygiene". At my recent visit to the speech pathologist in an attempt to restore my vocal function (read more about it in this post) the specialist...
Who tunes your piano?
Until recently I have never questioned who tuned my piano. Since I was a little girl the same gentleman has been our tuner. He knew me from the age of 8 and each year or so he would be over to tune the piano. This gentleman was a part of our lives. He had been to each...
How I use Technique and Performance books for Exam Students.
A few weeks back I wrote about the Piano Adventures All-in-Two Technique and Performance books and why I like them for my beginners. Well, I also have started using the Piano Adventures Technique and Performance books with some of my intermediate and AMEB (Australian...
Oh dear, I’ve lost my voice!
Have you ever lost your voice? It's a bit of a professional hazard as a teacher. Over the last few months I have had several viruses and laryngitis. I have had little or no voice for seven weeks. Then things started getting worse, a tight strained throat reminded me...
Got five minutes?
As a teacher, finding resources that are quick to access and interesting can be a challenge! Here are a few links that are from 2011 and 2013 Conference papers. First up is the recently released conference notes from NCKP 2013 (National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy...