07 Mar 2022
By Shelly Davis
PPP281: Setting Up Your Space for Online Lessons with Stephen Hughes

PPP281: Setting Up Your Space for Online Lessons with Stephen Hughes

Podcast, Teacher Interviews, Technology, ,
Stephen Hughes, NCTM is a professional pianist, online piano teaching specialist, and music technology trainer. His vast musical training & experience ranges from classical, composition, church, jazz, to pop music. His unique approach to teaching is a hybrid blend of various pedagogies, with an emphasis on creativity & strategic practice. His online teaching studio, Virtual Piano Studio, is a growing community of students & music teachers of all ages & skill level, who take private instruction via Live Online Lessons. He teaches students in the U.S., China, UK, & Australia. Stephen was teaching online long before it became a necessity in…
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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

Music Theory, Podcast, Teacher Chat, , , , , , , ,
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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