by Susan Chesser | Dec 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
We are an Amazon affiliate and may earn money from links on this website. Day 2 of great gifts for your budding musician! On sale for 29% off – these popular pens are the ones students reach for first! They are perfect for marking music because they erase...
by Susan Chesser | Aug 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
An explanation of why we don’t use mnemonic devices in our studio and why there’s a BETTER WAY! If you learned to read music at any point in the last 50 years, you’ve probably heard of a couple mnemonic devices to help remember the lines and...
by Susan Chesser | May 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
What is the first step to starting piano lessons? Well, it’s obvious to every single piano teacher ever. Sometimes it’s not quite so obvious to parents. Here it is: **GET A PIANO!** The first step to starting piano lessons is to get a piano to practice on....
by Susan Chesser | Sep 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
KiddyKeys Classes are coming in October! We’re so excited to announce that we will be offering KiddyKeys piano classes! For many years, we’ve wanted to offer group classes, but it’s been hard to find a location and curriculum that works for us! Now...
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 | Mar 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’m always happy to offer suggestions on purchasing an instrument! Here’s my list of recommended practice instruments: well-maintained acoustic piano ($300+ estimated cost for a used piano) full-size (88 keys) fully-weighted digital piano ($700+ estimated...
