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15 Jun 2020

PPP197: A Broken Arm Doesn’t Have to Mean a Break In Piano Lessons

Teacher ChatAlexander Technique, broken arm, COVID-19, injury, Lincoln Center, Morgan Library, Nelson Ojeda, pandemic, PopMatics 101, Revolutionary Etude, Rob Meyer-Kukan, Sharla Van Cleave

When a student of mine recently broke her elbow, her mother notified me and suggested her older sister double up on lessons for the next few weeks. I offered this mom a compromise; reduced time in lessons for her injured daughter with a book of one-handed piano pieces from my lending library. I wondered how other teachers help piano kids and their parents work through an injury like this and the result is an insightful teacher chat with three teachers. Click here to find other teacher chats. Listen to the full episode here. Resources mentioned in the show Books Melody…

27 Jan 2020

By Shelly Davis

PPP177: Teacher Chat – Hanon Exercises

Podcast, Teacher ChatAlexander Technique, Antonio Gandia, Benjamin Steinhardt, Charles Hanon, Dorothy Taubman, Hanon Exercises, piano technique

In today's teacher chat, Antonio Gandia, Benjamin Steinhardt and I discuss Hanon exercises and other technical aspects of learning to play the piano.Listen to additional teacher chats here. Antonio GandiaAntonio is a multi-instrument teacher in New Jersey. With a background in guitar and bass, along with piano, he offers a wide perspective of technique to his students. Benjamin SteinhardtBenjamin comes to our chat from Connecticut. After working through his own piano injury as a younger student, he works to teach his students the most efficient way to use their bodies when playing the piano. Listen to the full chat here…

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