benefits of piano lessons

Hi all, I wanted to let you know that my TEDxTalk has been approved for public release, and is now Live on YouTube. Over the years, many people have said to me that I should do a TEDTalk about Simply Music. And whilst promoting oneself…

• Last updated 3 months ago
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I have just lost a young student (7) who was, until mid level 2, loving the piano, practicing diligently without any encouragement needed. Then just before the school holidays we had two weeks where she barely played and then her father informed me she just…

• Last updated 2 years ago
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We had a one week school break this month and, predictably, several families came back from Cancun or Bora Bora having decided to quit piano. In at least a couple more cases the parents called to say the child WANTED to quit piano, refused to…

• Last updated 10 years ago
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