Best Articles for Parents to Help Children Practice Piano by Heather Kirkconnell

Why Daily Practice is Essential for Piano Students

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-20 20:23:16 UTC

Learn why daily practice is crucial for your child's musical development and how to make it a part of their daily routine.

Keeping Kids Motivated to Practice Piano

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-20 20:23:18 UTC

Discover some creative strategies to keep your child motivated and excited about practicing the piano.

Positive Reinforcement Techniques for Piano Practice

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-20 20:23:19 UTC

Explore various positive reinforcement methods that can help encourage consistent practice and progress.

How to Make Piano Practice Fun

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-20 20:23:21 UTC

Learn how to transform piano practice into a fun and enjoyable activity for your child.

10 Piano Practice Tips

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-20 20:23:24 UTC

Better for older/more experienced piano players, but I love this reminder: "No matter how advanced of a pianist you are, it's always more important to play the right notes than to play a song faster. No one is impressed by fast, sloppy playing; they'd much rather hear someone playing accurately at a slower tempo."

How to Help Your Child When They Want to Quit Piano

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-20 20:23:27 UTC

Advice and strategies for parents on how to handle the situation when a child wants to stop piano lessons.

Understanding the Importance of Patience in Piano Practice

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-20 20:23:28 UTC

Learn why patience is key in the world of piano practice and how to instill this valuable trait in your child.

How Parents Can Take an Active Role in Piano Practice

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-20 20:23:30 UTC

Tips and advice on how you can actively participate in your child's piano practice to support their learning.

Creating a Supportive Home Environment for Piano Practice

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-20 20:23:31 UTC

Learn how to set up a conducive environment at home that encourages regular and productive piano practice.

Forming New Habits

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-21 01:26:48 UTC

This blog post has some great ideas for making small amounts of practice an easy new habit!

Positive Parenting and Piano Lessons

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-21 01:35:56 UTC

Wade through the messiness of learning to practice

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-21 01:43:39 UTC

You don't need to be a musician to help your child establish the habit.

Landmark Notes and Pattern Recognition

hkpedagogy — 2024-05-21 02:04:02 UTC

I prefer to teach listening and hearing music patterns, then we start adding reading into it.

Free Resources for parents and teachers

hkpedagogy — 2024-06-25 20:46:31 UTC

I have been following Color in My Piano for years. Joy is full of great ideas-here's some!

Keyboard Recommendations

hkpedagogy — 2024-08-27 01:53:26 UTC

My requirements for beginning lessons is to have a digital keyboard with at least 61 full sized keys, a decent bench/chair setup so you're not too high or too low, and touch sensitive or weighted keys. Beginners really miss out on a lot of piano playing if playing softer and louder isn't possible.

Music and the Brain-Molly Gebrian

hkpedagogy — 2024-08-27 02:08:10 UTC

Practicing better is so important to teach, and while I don't think parents need to read this book, I do want you to see what I read so we can be partners in helping your learners!