by Doug Hanvey | November 5, 2016 | Teaching Piano
Try these games for Faber Piano Adventures Level 1 to test young students’ comprehension and develop their skills. Unit 1: Melodic Shapes Teacher draws a shape. Student plays a melody …Share...
by Doug Hanvey | September 17, 2016 | Teaching Piano
When I use the Faber Piano Adventures books with a student, I like to take a timeout during lessons from focusing on the books to play a game. Here are …Share...
by Doug Hanvey | September 26, 2015 | Learning, Practicing & Playing Piano
Piano lessons at the Portland Piano Lab strongly emphasize the importance of musical creativity. Why is this important? To be sure, creativity is fun. But even more important, creativity develops …Share...
by Doug Hanvey | March 14, 2015 | Learning, Practicing & Playing Piano
The latest issue of the Music Teachers National Association Journal (an academic magazine that music teachers read so parents don’t have to) discussed a recent study of parental personality traits …Share...
by Doug Hanvey | December 27, 2014 | Learning, Practicing & Playing Piano
According to a study in the journal Psychological Science, the answer to the question above is yes. The young participants in the study were first given the full Weschler intelligence …Share...
