#practice

Between Lessons:

A Blog for Piano Students

& Piano Parents

Welcome! This is a place where piano students and their parents can find information to help them make the most of their piano study experience.

If you’re a piano student, you’ll find reminders of ways to make the most of your practice time. If you’re a piano parent, I’ll help you learn how to make the most of your investment in piano lessons.

If you have a question you’d like to have addressed in a blog post, please let me know. And, please share the blog with others outside of our studio who might benefit from reading it. Thanks for reading!

Practicing vs. Playing

I think it’s safe to assume that, if you or your child are learning to play an instrument, sooner or later the issue of practicing needs...

Ready, Set, Play!

The stores have been filled with back to school promotions for weeks. Schools post their list of “must have” items for each grade. Summer...

Partners in Practice

Regular practice is a key ingredient in a piano student's development and success. No one would argue with that, right? And yet, many...

Practice Pointers: Work Zones

It seems these days that regardless of the time of year, there’s one thing you can count on when driving: sooner or later, you’re going...

Are you pursuing a Busy Badge?

Let’s take a little informal survey: when someone greets you and asks how you are, what do you say? I’ve recently been paying a lot of...