24 Jul 2023
By Shelly Davis
PPP 343: “Navigating Different Perspectives” A Parenting Do Over with Thomas Grayston

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

Podcast, Summer Mini Episode, , , , ,
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…
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13 Mar 2023
By Shelly Davis
PPP 324: Work Smarter, Not Harder with Ashlee Young

PPP 324: Work Smarter, Not Harder with Ashlee Young

Podcast, Teacher Interviews, , , ,
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,…
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20 Feb 2023
By Shelly Davis
PPP 321: Note Rush, 2nd edition with App Developer, Thomas Grayston

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

Podcast, Practicing and Motivation, , ,
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…
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21 Oct 2019
By Shelly Davis
PPP165: Student Case Study, Ray, Chapter 4

PPP165: Student Case Study, Ray, Chapter 4

Podcast, Practicing and Motivation, , , , , , , ,
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,…
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