by Susan Chesser | Feb 13, 2017 | Preschool and Kindergarten Piano, What to do Before You Begin Piano Lessons
Myself AND my husband are both second-generation pianists. Both of our mothers are pianists – his mother can read, play, and arrange music (mostly hymns) and my mother plays by ear (mostly Southern Gospel). We knew it was likely that any children would follow...
by Susan Chesser | Feb 3, 2017 | Practice, Preschool and Kindergarten Piano, Uncategorized
This week in Students & Practice: I have to say I am so proud of D – his lesson this week was phenomenal. Last week, we worked on technique. There is so much more to learning to play the piano than just conquering notes and rhythms. To sound pleasant to the...
by Susan Chesser | Jan 31, 2017 | Start Here!
Welcome to my blog, All About Practice! If you’re here because of my Piano Bench Mag article, great! That means you must have liked it! 🙂 [If you want to read my Piano Bench Mag article from February 2017, subscribe to this monthly piano teaching digital...
by Susan Chesser | Jan 19, 2017 | Practice, Tips & Tricks
One of the biggest struggles with teaching younger students is simply the lack of motor skills. Through no fault of their own, young piano students cannot isolate fingers to play typical five-finger beginning piano music. If you have any doubt, try wiggling your ring...
by Susan Chesser | Jan 16, 2017 | Metronomes
Here are the metronome apps I currently use in lessons: Practice+ My favorite metronome app. Easy to find menu options for changing the time signature and subdivision Accent beat one option The sound choices are excellent, ranging from wood blocks, to analog, to...
