worship music
Reading from a Hymn Book
I have a very motivated adult student who has nearly finished Time for More Music. She is able to figure out what most any piece of music says given enough time. She has a good grasp of intervals and knows what many of the notes…
Lead Sheets
I’ve just finished teaching honeydew with a group of 10-12 year olds and I would like to offer them some extra songs that they could play at home. I know some of you have a library of extra music and I’m thinking of starting something…
Adult student needs help with worship band
I have a prospective student who has been playing piano at church since she was 12, and she’s in her fifties now. She said several times that she was “groomed” for playing hymns at church, and she reads music, but she doesn’t play with freedom…
Playing By Ear Methods
I had a student’s dad call me tonight to tell me his son wouldn’t be returning. I was somewhat surprised, as all I had ever heard from them were positive comments. At the beginning of the school year, the boy started both piano with me…