Piano Blog

Here is the second part of last week's blog post. A heart for teaching piano teachers. Continued. Everything has a...
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Here's a post I plan to publish at pianoparents.net. I thought piano teachers might find it entertaining. I would love...
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  I don't know about you, but I feel like things are getting more and more expensive and money is...
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What does it mean to be the best piano teacher in town? It means having preschool piano skills and goals...
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Why do we need a piano and what type should we get? Students need a piano because they need to...
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I am so honored and excited to present this guest post from my friend and colleague Sarah Buckley, owner of...
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Music History...Music History! Are you still with me? Why teach music history to piano students? Honestly, I used to hate my...
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Time to Say Goodbye

By Doreen Hall / May 3, 2017
How and When to Let Go of a Piano Student Ashley is an eighth-grader and she's one of my favorite...
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Sight-Reading

By Doreen Hall / January 15, 2017
Sight-reading piano music is no easy task! Actually reading piano music at all is no easy task. Being able to...
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Free Piano Sheet Music

By Doreen Hall / October 9, 2016
The other night I desperately needed to print out a simple version of “Amazing Grace” for a Tuesday night choir...
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I started learning the piano at age 12. Which is kind of late musically speaking. The fact is the earlier...
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Chapter 14 - Understanding Parents and Caregivers “Expect the best and people will rise to the occasion.” ~ James Kerr...
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Piano Students Need to Let Go! Nicholas was playing the Beethoven Minuet in G Major when he suddenly lost his...
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The Overachieving Student Overachieving piano students, We love them! In fact, most of the piano teachers are overachievers so we...
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 Accurate Piano Playing “Ms. Doreen, which instrument is the easiest to play?” I get this question quite often. Though I'm...
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I posted this article about why students should continue playing piano over the summer last year I am reposting it...
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 Disappointment Back in November, I wrote a blog post entitled “How to Have a Confident Audition”. This post was inspired...
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We would all like to be THAT teacher. The best piano teacher. The fun one that everybody talks about. The...
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The Perfectionistic Piano Student Have you ever had an experience with a student that just doesn't compute? You know the...
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Stage Fright Stage fright anyone? Or should I say stage fright, everyone? We've all been there. Those sweaty palms and...
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