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Getting the Blues Even—Jackson Blues and Leaving Early

I realized this week that I have more than one student that’s been struggling to get Jackson and/or Alma Mater Blues smooth and even. I’ve tried the leaving early technique, dialing the speed way down, separating the hands. I’ve also tried doing the Jackson Variation…

Teaching older students with prior experience

I currently have 21 students ranging from the age of 6 to 67 with varying degrees of existing piano playing ability. In particular, I have a 65-year-old lady who has had extensive traditional experience and composes her own music. In spite of this, she insisted…

Students Not Wanting to Learn Blues

I have a student named Karen that is 63 and is in a group with 2 other women. All of them have prior experience, and things are going well.  We are in the middle of level 2 and have had 12 lessons. Karen however, from…

12 Bar Blues and Jammin’

I just thought I’d share something exciting that happened tonight! I lead the praise band at my church and just playing around I played Alma Mater blues while the band was getting organized and we were going through a sound check. After practice, the band…