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17 Nov 2025

PPP370: Ten Finger Activities for Young Pianists

Podcast, Tenth Episode Listfine motor activities, fine motor skills, practice, preschool, young pianists

Welcome, Piano Parents!In today’s special “ends‑in‑zero” episode (every 10th episode I bring you a list of ten), we focus on 10 finger activities for young/preschool beginning pianists — fun, off‑piano activities that build fine motor skills, which help enormously when children return to the piano bench.Last week, we shifted to older students and parents; today, we swing the pendulum the other way and offer practical, screen‑free, hands‑on ideas for the younger ones. These activities foster finger independence, coordination, strength, and the readiness for playing the piano with control. Listen to the full episode here Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/RRE9FSznt-Q Episode Highlights…

01 Jul 2019

By Shelly Davis

PPP149: Developmental Fitness with Vicki Conway, part 2: Literacy Skills

Podcast, Practicing and Motivationbilaterality, Brain Gym, cross laterality, eye hand coordination, fine motor skills, Gross motor skills, laterality, Neural Networks, University of Texas at Tyler, Vicki Conway

DEVELOPMENTAL FITNESS is the development of the neural network which physical movement provides to the brain. Vicki Conway is serious about play. In today's interview, part two of a two-part interview, she shares how important physical activity is for our children's, and our own, brain development. In last week's interview, Vicki talked about Survival Skills; those things the brain will default to when under stress. Unless our body is able to use those skills efficiently, our brain will not be able to access information stored in other areas. Today, Vicki shares Literacy Skills with us. Literacy Skills have to do…

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