05 Feb 2024
By Shelly Davis
PPP 357: Teacher Chat with Becki Laurent and Clinton Pratt: Artful Dodges in Piano Lessons

PPP 357: Teacher Chat with Becki Laurent and Clinton Pratt: Artful Dodges in Piano Lessons

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What's your best deflection technique? Sometimes I'll answer a question with another question to avoid giving an uncomfortable answer.What's your piano kid's best deflection technique? Do they try to memorize all their music to avoid sight reading? Do they blame the metronome when they aren't able to play along with it?Learn some common "artful dodges" in today's teacher chat with Becki Laurent and Clinton Pratt.Click here to find other teacher chats. Listen to the full episode here Resources mentioned in the show Notation resources for arranging and orchestration:SibeliusNotionNoteflightMusescoreMetronome resources:Sound BrennerSpeakbeatSuperMetronome Groove BoxBecki shared these stickers from Trevor and Andrea Dow's…
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15 Nov 2021
By Shelly Davis
PPP267: Thankful for Piano Parents (and a confession)

PPP267: Thankful for Piano Parents (and a confession)

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In today's special Thanksgiving episode, piano teachers share stories of gratitude for the families in their studio. Listen to the full episode here A few weeks ago, in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday, I invited several piano teacher friends to share a message of gratitude for their studio families. Here are their inspiring messages... Marti from Texas I’m Marti from Texas. I’m ever thankful for The Khurana Family who has hosted our Studio December Recital from 2007 until 2019 (until COVID). Their grand piano – and home/decorations – are GRAND! Many of my piano parents go the extra mile to…
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19 Apr 2021
By Shelly Davis
PPP237: Teacher Chat – Recitals in 2021 with Stephen Hughes, Ben Kapilow, and Becki Laurent

PPP237: Teacher Chat – Recitals in 2021 with Stephen Hughes, Ben Kapilow, and Becki Laurent

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Last year, COVID-19 was making its way around the globe and our best defense was to seclude ourselves into our homes to try to prevent spreading the virus to our communities. Piano students and teachers made a swift and effective transition to online lessons.Our spring recitals, if they occurred at all, could not follow the traditional format of gathering in a local church or performance hall. Virtual recitals were the best we could do.In 2021, however, we are starting to feel more confident in our ability to ward off the dangers of the virus. Schools are back in session, on…
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27 Aug 2018
By Shelly Davis
PPP107: The First 24 Hours – Teacher Chat with Dawn Ivers and Becki Laurent

PPP107: The First 24 Hours – Teacher Chat with Dawn Ivers and Becki Laurent

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PPP107: The First 24 Hours - Teacher chat with Dawn Ivers and Becki Laurent Today's episode brings you not one, but two teachers! Today, Becki Laurent, Dawn Ivers and I chat about the topic of practice and the value students receive when they practice within 24 hours of their piano lesson.Becki and Dawn are not strangers to the podcast. You can hear their previous episodes here:Becki LaurentEpisode 037: Teacher Interview with Becki LaurentEpisode 046: Our Favorite Music Education Apps with Becki LaurentDawn IversEpisode 061: The Importance of a Good Practice Environment with Piano Teacher, Dawn IversEpisode 080: Ten Books to…
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