practicing Archives - Piano Parent Podcast

10 Jan 2022

PPP273: Rami Bar-Niv discusses The Art of Piano Fingering

Podcast, Teacher InterviewsBlood Sweat and Tours, Chords, piano, practicing, Rami Bar-Niv, Scales, The Art of Piano Fingering

RAMI BAR-NIV (RAMee Barneev) is one of Israel's most acclaimed and sought-after pianists. He travels extensively and has become an international citizen, concertizing all over the world. Rami has performed on every continent with the exception of Antarctica (I suppose we'll excuse him from that one).In addition to concertizing and lecturing, Rami also composes and has written two books. On today's show, Rami will share insights from his first book, The Art of Piano Fingering. Listen to the full episode here Connect with ... Rami Bar-Niv websiteThe Art of Piano Fingering bookBlood, Sweat, and Tours: Notes from the Diary of…

PPP235: “My first-grader doesn’t practice like I thought she would.” Is this a practicing issue or a parenting issue?

Mom to Mom, Podcastparenting, practicing

One of the reasons I started this podcast almost five years ago is that I wanted to help parents understand the ins and outs of piano lessons. When I saw this topic come up on an online teacher forum recently, I knew it should be addressed here on the podcast. Listen to the full episode here Is this a practicing issue or a parenting issue? Here is the basic idea: The parent of a first-grader who just started lessons this year is letting the teacher know they will not be taking lessons over the summer because the first-grader isn't practicing like…

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…)

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