Note Rush Archives - Piano Parent Podcast

24 Jul 2023

PPP 343: “Navigating Different Perspectives” A Parenting Do Over with Thomas Grayston

Podcast, Summer Mini EpisodeNote Rush, parenting, Parenting Do Over, piano lessons, summer, Thomas Grayston

Back in February, I interviewed Thomas Grayston (You can catch that interview at www.PianoParentPodcast.com/321). When the official interview was over, I asked Thomas if I could ask him one more question.“Is there a moment in your parenting that you can share where you would really like a ‘Do Over’?”So often on social media and in my interviews with guests, we try to put our best foot forward. That is as it should be. We want to offer professional, succinct information that will be helpful to listeners. The reality is that most of my guests are parents just like you. They are…

13 Mar 2023

By Shelly Davis

PPP 324: Work Smarter, Not Harder with Ashlee Young

Podcast, Teacher InterviewsAshlee Young, foundations, Musical expression, Note Rush, Thomas Grayston

Ashlee Young is a piano teacher with a passion to help musicians plan more effective and efficient practice sessions. In today's interview, she shares how you can move from reading individual notes to more lengthy phrases in the same way we progress in reading letters, words, and sentences. Listen to the full episode here Resources mentioned in today's show This is the reel that sparked our conversation today:https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmlsjBRgnek/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkFollow Ashlee Young:Ashlee Young InstagramAshlee Young YouTubeAshleeJYoung.com Social Sharables Click an image to share directly to your pinterest account. Download an image to share in your social circles. If the image isn't branded,…

20 Feb 2023

By Shelly Davis

PPP 321: Note Rush, 2nd edition with App Developer, Thomas Grayston

Podcast, Practicing and MotivationNote Identification, note reading, Note Rush, Thomas Grayston

We first met Thomas Grayston, the genius developer behind the popular note identification app, Note Rush, back in 2017. (You can listen to that interview at www.PianoParentPodcast.com/065)Today, he is back to share some exciting updates to the app including new themes, customized decks of notes, and helpful hints while playing the app. Listen to the full episode here Resources mentioned in today's show Thomas Grayston's previous PPP interview: www.PianoParentPodcast.com/065Note Rush App website: https://www.noterushapp.com/Note Rush on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noterush Social Sharables Click an image to share directly to your pinterest account. Download an image to share in your social circles. If the image…

24 Feb 2020

By Shelly Davis

PPP181: Benjamin Steinhardt talks about the Dorothy Taubman Approach to piano playing

Podcast, Teacher InterviewsBenjamin Steinhardt, Dorothy Taubman, Golandsky Institute, Itzhak Perlman, Note Rush, Piano Maestro Chopin Prelude in E minor, Piano Wellness Seminar

Benjamin Steinhardt is a well-respected teacher from Connecticut. He places an emphasis on creativity and exploration in his teaching and incorporates concepts from the Taubman Approach among others. In addition to his innovative piano instruction, Benjamin can be heard performing regularly in the New York metro area. Piano Parent Podcast listeners first met Benjamin Steinhardt in our teacher chat about Hanon Exercises (PPP177) and he is back today to dive deeper into his preferred method of piano technique. Listen to the full episode here Tell us your piano story. I began as an older student, closer to 10 years old.…

21 Oct 2019

By Shelly Davis

PPP165: Student Case Study, Ray, Chapter 4

Podcast, Practicing and Motivation2A, 2B, incentives, Note Rush, Piano Adventures, Piano Adventures Player, practice challenge, Sight Reading, Thomas Grayston

In these episodes which end with five (155, 145, 135) we are following the journey of a typical student as he learns to read music and play the piano. This student, I'm calling him Ray, began lessons with me in January of 2019. His older brothers studied with me a few years ago and I am delighted to be working with him.When we last shared Ray's story, he had just begun learning the pieces in the Piano Adventures Method book 2A. Listen to the full episode here Lesson 10 Ray has been eager to get to the Level 2B book,…

23 Oct 2017

By Shelly Davis

PPP065: A Chat with Note Rush App Developer, Thomas Grayston

Music Theory, Podcast, Practicing and Motivation, TechnologyAndroid, Apps, iPad, iTunes, note recognition, Note Rush, piano, practicing, sightreading, staff

Thomas Grayston is a software developer from Tasmania, Australia. He has produced an excellent app to help piano students learn to associate notes on the staff with specific keys on the piano. Tell us a bit about your background. Are you a musician or a teacher? Thomas plays piano and was a music director for church. His wife, Kylie, teaches piano and Thomas helps in her studio from time to time. (more…)

16 Oct 2017

By Shelly Davis

PPP064: Jacki Alexander shares how important grandparents are in piano lessons

Podcast, Teacher Interviewscomposer, grandparents, Note Rush, Piano Maestro, piano pronto, practice, Sheet Music Plus

Shelly took this photo of a roadside river in Yellowstone National Park in the summer of 2017.Jacki Alexander is a piano teacher and composer from Indianapolis, Indiana. She has been teaching over thirteen years. Listen to the full episode here Tell us your personal piano story as well as how you chose piano teaching as a career.I began piano lessons at the age of four. My grandmother was my teacher. As well as teaching me, she taught a full studio of 40 students. At first, it was just “Grandma and me” in the living room. As my skills grew and…

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