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Home Practice for Beginners
Read about how to support your budding musician as they embark on a new year of lessons.
Preparing for your first day of private lessons
New and returning students can make sure they’re ready for their first day (or first day back) of lessons! Reminders about who, what, when and where.
Music Books
Find quick links to our most recommended music method books.
Digital Piano Checklist
Use this digital piano checklist to help you find an instrument that is appropriate, in working order and fairly priced. A guide for finding a digital piano that is good for beginners and intermediate students. How to test a used instrument including the damper pedal. A quick tip for how to correct the polarity if it is reversed.
Effective Practising
Read about how to ensure you are getting the most out of the private lessons you are paying for. Even the best teacher can't help a pupil who doesn't practice. Here are a few of my tips, gained over many years of teaching, to help learn to practice effectively!
Pre-recital do’s and don’ts
Performance: A shared act of community
Any time music is performed live for listening ears, it is a gift! Read more about how I’ve changed how I think about performing.