Blog
View our free articles, videos, and other content.
Latest
The Value of ‘Quick-Win’ Piano Pieces
The Value of ‘Quick Win’ Piano Pieces Sometimes things get kinda crazy. Keeping all of my students onboard and moving ahead can be quite a challenge. Students get bored, students…
Teach Online Like A Pro!
Teach Piano Online Like a Pro Hosted by Doreen M Hall palomapiano.com The pros and cons of online lessons. Pros Convenient for students and teachers Access to the best instructors….
June Listening Videos/ 6/7 – 6/30
Here are the videos. Starting on 6/7 this year, after school has ended in most districts. 6/7 Gabriels Oboe 6/8 Mr. Sandman 6/9 Ave Maria Schubert 6/10 Ice Dance…
Keyboards in Closets – Pianos in the Kitchen
Getting kids to practice also means getting parents on board. When I lived in Florida, I had a student whose name was Kevin. Kevin was in the Big Brother program….
Outwitted by Off Track Eight-Year-Olds
Outwitted by Off-Track Eight-Year-Olds. Back in the days when I used to travel teach, I had two students, a sister and a brother. Kimberly and Benton. They were nice…
Quiet Quitting Should Piano Teachers Do It?
Quiet Quitting, Should Piano Teachers Do It? I have been hearing more and more about this thing called ‘Quiet Quitting’ especially from my classroom teaching friends. I loudly quit my…
Building Practice Momentum
Building Practice Momentum “The most important thing you can do to achieve your goals is to ensure that as soon as you set them, you immediately begin to create…
Is Less Really More? Part 2
Is Less Really More? In the last post, I talked about my friend Nancy and how she did just about everything for everyone, to her own detriment. I admit I…
Am I Overdoing it? Is Less Really More?
Am I Overdoing it? Is Less Really More? I have a friend, I’ll call her Nancy, Nancy is a piano teacher. She does so much for her students and their…
Free Games You can Use in Your Studio Tomorrow!
All of the free printables can be found here on the website in the Free Music and Games Library. Imagine how excited your students will be to play a colorful…
Never Give Up!
Never Give Up. An antique Aeolian piano stood in the downstairs room of my childhood home. It was gigantic! It was old and tinny sounding. You could pop paper rolls…
Ready Set Back to School!
Ready Set Back to School! It’s August 1st and some of my students started back to school today. Am I mistaken or is summer vacation getting shorter every year? Here’s…
Summer Listening August 2024
8/1 Nocturne 8/2 Nola 8/3 Tristan and Isolde 8/4 six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm 8/5 Ani Couni Chaouani 8/6 8/7 The Witch 8/8 Let Me tell You Thank You. 8/9…
Parents, 10 Ways to Tell When Your Child is Not Really Practicing the Piano
Parents, 10 Ways to Tell When Your Child is Not Really Practicing the Piano (Teachers have my permission to share this post. In fact, I would love it.) Before we…
Summer Listening July 2024
7/1 Morning Raga 7/2 Ojibwe Prayer Song 7/3 Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement 7/4 Three Pieces for Clarinet – Stravinsky 7/5 Call and Response 7/6 September 7/7 Flute Sonata –…
10 Reasons to Teach Classical Music
Most of us have heard about the benefits of listening to classical music. There have been studies done that show that listening to the classics boosts mood, intelligence, and memory….
Paloma Piano Summer Ideas
Having fresh and interesting summer teaching ideas will motivate our students and keep our studios vibrant. It’s also fun for us as well. I hope you will enjoy our…
Summer Listening June 2024
6/1 Gabriel’s Oboe 6/2 Mr.Sandman 6/3 Lachrimae 6/4 Ice Dance 6/5 Gnomus 6/6 Baroque and Blue 6/7 Holberg Suite 6/8 Shiva 6/9 Homeward Bound 6/10 The Sick Doll 6/11 Elegie…
Travel Piano Teaching, is It Worth It?
I am old enough to remember one time when I was sick our family doctor came to my house. ‘House call’ that was what they used to call it. Can…
My Case for Formal Recitals
My Case for Formal Recitals I have heard a lot of stories about piano teachers and their horror stories about recitals.” The stress, anxiety, stage fright, and more. But here’s…
Focus on the Classics!
Focus on the Classics! I love the piano! It is so versatile. We can play almost every style and genre of music imaginable. My students enjoy lots of different types…
The Never-Ending I Want a New Piano Piece Continuum
The Never-Ending I Want a New Piano Piece Continuum It goes like this; I assign a piece and after two weeks my student doesn’t want to learn it. So, I…
The Piano Teacher’s Peaceful Holiday Season
Today is December 18th and I am actually having a pretty peaceful holiday season this year. But it wasn’t always that way. I can remember some years when there was…
Find Peace During the Holidays
“You can’t have everything…Where would you put it?” I can’t remember who said that but it’s true. In years gone by, I was the woman who had everything, but I…
Building Trust with Piano Parents
Building Trust with Piano Parents “When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.” –Stephen R. Covey To do my job effectively my students and their parents…
Loading...