Diary of a Music Teacher: Playing Duets with Your Students
Playing duets with your students can be a fun way to practice keeping in time & playing music with other people. With certain instruments, such as the piano, students spend […]
Playing duets with your students can be a fun way to practice keeping in time & playing music with other people. With certain instruments, such as the piano, students spend […]
The Hal Leonard series is a great start for any instrument and they have a wide range of books for various different musical instruments. You can find a book for […]
When you think about it, there is music everywhere. There is music in the background of computer games, on TV shows, in films, in adverts, in shops, in shopping centre….Much […]
A great comprehensive music theory book for both younger and older learners is ‘Discovering Music Theory: the ABRSM Grade 1 Music Theory Workbook’. The book offers a comprehensive overview of […]
To increase student engorgement and motivation, at times pop, rock and hit songs are excellent. Nothing like ‘Shotgun’ by George Ezra or ‘Old Town Road’ that can get students playing. […]
Students always enjoy playing songs that they know or have heard before; there is something invigorating about learning to play a familiar tune. In my experience, nursery rhymes have proven […]
Classical music is without doubt dominated by male composers. Over time, most famous composers have been men. Obviously there are cultural and societal reasons for such within the classical music […]
We got snow for International Women’s Day in London! It is very bright, white and calm outside. Here to all wonderful women out there doing their best every day!
Hand co-ordination and hand positioning takes practice. Play your scales, play technical exercises, play songs that require hand movement…It all pays off in the end! Be fluid, be free, on […]
So, who’s striking tomorrow?! Mixed feelings all around about this strike….Many can understand why teachers are striking, but many are also saying that now is not the best time to […]
Buying a good quality musical instrument will cost a little more money initially, but it is really worth the investment. When you buy a good quality instrument, you have it […]
How do you feel about teaching your second instrument, or any additional instruments? We all feel that our first instrument is our strongest point; however, I have found that teaching […]
Check the text in the photo: something really nice to see in Nottingham if and when you find yourself there! It is a portrait bench of one of my all […]
How do you feel about going back to play old songs that you perhaps played a few months ago or even last year? For students, this can be something that […]
What is your experience of the cost of living crisis and its effect on music education provision? In my experience so far, the students who really want to learn and […]
What is the most decorated guitar that you have seen? 🙂 For me, it has to be this sticker-covered pink guitar that one of my students has!
There is certainly a feeling of change of seasons at the moment! In London, the weather has been very spring-like over the past week; the sun has been out a […]
Happy Half-term to Everyone; However You Are Spending It! 🙂
Nothing beats playing some all time classics from time to time! Who wouldn’t have hear of ‘Fur Elise’ or ‘the Moonlight Sonata’, ‘the Fifth Symphony’ or ‘Chopsticks’? There are easy […]
Today I wanted to share with you a useful site called Musescore. ON this site, you can look for free sheet music downloads. All you have to do is type […]
Even when you are extremely busy with full on days, it is important to take proper breaks from work. Even if you manage just 10 minutes out in the fresh […]