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018 - This is What an Elementary Piano Buddy Lesson Looks Like

018 - This is What an Elementary Piano Buddy Lesson Looks Like

At the beginning of this year, I had a buddy lesson with 2nd grader, Samantha and 1st grader, Colby. Both students started with me about 9 months ago. They are halfway through the Faber Piano Adventures Primer book and we’re also working through the second book in the Wunderkeys Primer series by Andrea Dow for skill and concept reinforcement and some supplemental repertoire and games.

Today, I’m giving you a behind-the-scenes peek into one of our buddy lessons this spring—these are notes straight from my teaching journal.

007 - Let's Start at the Very Beginning (What I Learned from My Piano Teacher)

007 - Let's Start at the Very Beginning (What I Learned from My Piano Teacher)

Today, I want to tell you a story about one of my piano teachers. She wasn’t my first teacher—in fact, she was one of my last teachers—but she was the woman who taught me how to overcome my fears, play with power and control, develop my own interpretation, and understand music and artistry at the piano in a whole new way. And in some ways, that meant starting at the very beginning...

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Starting next week… 👀 Join me for a small-group, 2-hour virtual work retreat for musicians & teachers this Fall! 🍁 If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the start of the new school year (and the length of your to-do list 😩), a work
My favorite week of the year. 💙 #flx 📚 Reading on the deck 🐶 Watching Rory swim 🫐 Making cobbler 🌽 Stopping at farm stands 🎨 Painting 🃏 Playing card games 🍷 Visiting wineries 🌳 Hiking 🌅 Watching the sunrise What are your favorite things
Still feeling ✨inspired✨ by the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony last week (and everything that’s happened since then). Go Team USA! 🇺🇸 I wrote about my favorite scene from the Opening Ceremony in this week’s Musician & Co. Monthly
Life lately. ✨ 💦 Swimming at Lake Riley 🛶 4th of July canoeing 🇺🇸 Social hour with neighbors 🍒 Cherry season 🍑 Family trip to Greenville, SC 💙 Blue hydrangeas forever #rorydoglife @stevedanyew