by Doug Hanvey | July 8, 2017 | Teaching Piano
Every piano teacher has experienced the frustration of a student losing interest in a piece before he or she has mastered it. At worst, this becomes a pattern and the …Share...
by Doug Hanvey | May 6, 2017 | Teaching Piano
It’s always pleasing to discover a new piano method, especially one for adults. These days there are only a handful of relatively popular adult methods, and teachers of adults know …Share...
by Doug Hanvey | March 18, 2017 | Learning, Practicing & Playing Piano
What does it take to succeed as an adult piano student? This simple formula gets to the heart of it: adult piano student success = long-term goal orientation x quantity …Share...
by Doug Hanvey | August 6, 2016 | Teaching Piano
This post is for both teachers and students. It concludes with two suggested exercises for teachers to use with beginning composers. By the way, any piano teacher – not just …Share...
by Doug Hanvey | April 2, 2016 | Teaching Piano
Like it or not, every private music teacher is also a businessperson. Unless you are a virtuoso, have written a book, or have another unique marketing advantage for finding students, …Share...
