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The Chord Play Series (Review)

by Doug Hanvey | November 21, 2020 | Teaching Piano

The world of music education lost a shining star in 2019 when pianist, educator and author Forrest Kinney passed away after a brief battle with an aggressive form of cancer.…Share...

Improvisation Games for Classical Musicians (Book Review)

by Doug Hanvey | May 18, 2019 | Teaching Piano

There is no shortage of good books for piano teachers to assimilate and integrate into their teaching routine. Yet, at least in my opinion, only a few (thankfully) are truly …Share...

Upper Hands Piano (Piano Method Review)

by Doug Hanvey | May 6, 2017 | Teaching Piano

It’s always pleasing to discover a new piano method, especially one for adults. These days there are only a handful of relatively popular adult methods, and teachers of adults know …Share...

Creative Pedagogy for Piano Teachers (Book Review)

by Doug Hanvey | August 8, 2015 | Teaching Piano

Jeffrey Agrell’s and Aura Strohschein’s Creative Pedagogy for Piano Teachers is a compendium of over 90 original improvisational exercises that imaginative piano teachers will find very useful. As the introduction …Share...

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