18 Jul 2022
By Shelly Davis
PPP 300: Ten Episodes for New Listeners

PPP 300: Ten Episodes for New Listeners

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Happy Anniversary!! The podcast is celebrating its sixth year and the milestone of 300 episodes!If you are a new listener, this episode is the perfect place to start. On today's show, I am highlighting ten of the different types of episodes you can expect to hear. Listen to the full episode here Every episode that ends in the number ZERO is a list of ten somethings.You can search the full archive and listen to any previous episode any time you want.Click this link to find other lists of ten.One of the most popular lists of ten somethings is PPP 110:…
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18 Apr 2022
By Shelly Davis
PPP 287: Teacher Chat Summer Piano Lessons

PPP 287: Teacher Chat Summer Piano Lessons

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Whew! You are about to cross the finish line of another school year and another year of piano lessons. Congratulations!What's next?Should your piano kid take a break from lessons all summer?Should you keep going, full steam ahead?Are there options somewhere in the middle between 'all or nothing'?In today's chat, you will hear several different perspectives on summer piano lessons.Click here to find other teacher chats. Listen to the full episode here. Melissa Slocum has been teaching for 28 years, the past 13 from her own private studio. Her passion is to provide individualized, quality piano lessons in a positive environment.…
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14 Dec 2020
By Shelly Davis
PPP221: Teacher Interview Spotlight on Dorothy Yan, Tony Parlapiano, and Marvin Blickenstaff

PPP221: Teacher Interview Spotlight on Dorothy Yan, Tony Parlapiano, and Marvin Blickenstaff

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This is the next to last episode for 2020. Last week we ran down some of the most popular episodes of the year so this week I thought we would highlight some of the wonderful teacher interviews. In the podcast, you will hear short excerpts from each of my interviews with Dorothy Yan, Tony Parlapiano, and Marvin Blickenstaff. If you scroll through the show notes below, you will find links to listen to their original interviews in full. Listen to the full episode here In PPP201, we learned about listening from Dorothy Yan Dorothy currently teaches at the Musical Arts Center…
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28 Jan 2019
By Shelly Davis
PPP127: Teacher Chat: Popular Music Styles with Stephen Hughes and Tony Parlapiano

PPP127: Teacher Chat: Popular Music Styles with Stephen Hughes and Tony Parlapiano

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In our third teacher chat, Stephen Hughes and Tony Parlapiano and I discuss popular music styles and the value of incorporating reading and listening when it comes to playing the piano. Listen to additional teacher chats here. At one time, pop music was considered an add-on to traditional, classical piano lessons; something students might do on their own but not something useful to be included in the lesson. Times have changed and teachers are finally noticing the value of including popular music styles in their curriculum. They now see the value of teaching from chord charts and lead sheets or…
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