students who already read
Looking at Hands While Playing
A new adult student with a small amount of previous experience told me that it’s hard for her to watch her hands because she took a beginning piano class in college with a teacher who insisted that students never look at their hands and would…
- Last updated 8 months ago
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Teaching Blues & Accompaniment to a Reader
I have a potential adult student with a traditional/classical piano background (grade 7 RCM) interested in broadening her music education. She would want to learn the blues and accompaniment streams. Is there a way to use the simply music materials to someone who already knows…
- Last updated 2 years ago
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Transcribing Rhythm in the Reading Program
I have several students that I transferred over from traditional lessons to Simply Music. Two of those students (in a shared lesson) I’ve started on the Reading Rhythm program. I’ve gone through up to the Masters of the Rhythm project, and I am having trouble…
- Last updated 10 years ago
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