#motivationmonday Everyone always wants to know “What’s the best way to practice?” In this video I share my format for successful practicing tips, which I learned from a masterclass years ago with Canadian jazz piano legend Oliver Jones.
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Sometimes Practicing is Boring
#MotivationMonday Sometimes practicing is boring! In this short chat, I address the topic of boredom and how James Clear (author of Atomic Habits) and Twyla Tharp discuss it in their respective books. How do you address boredom in your practice? Do you struggle with it? Want more practice motivation? Check out these posts: Motivation Monday: …
A Sneak Peak at the Entire Suite of Online Courses!
Welcome to the courses! Here is a quick-and-dirty tutorial on how to utilize the Teachable Platform. Teachable is such a user-friendly and intuitive platform, which is why I chose it as the home of my entire suite on online courses! Check out this short tutorial to get oriented! **Make sure to subscribe to my YouTube …
How to establish a practice routine
Frequently I’m asked ‘what’s the hardest part about playing the piano?’ I would say the number one answer is finding time to practice… Even more than the cost of piano lessons or music training. In this post, I’m going to share with you an easy way to establish a practice routine. One of the things …
VIDEO: How I get my son to practice every day (and how this will help YOU!)
After the video that I posted last week, I got a whole bunch of people reaching out to me and asking me how I got my kid to practice every day so I wanted to detail that experience in a way that would help you if maybe you are also a parent trying to get …
Piano Improvisation: The Ostinato
Practicing technique at the piano is often boring and requires a lot of scale running and Hanon playing. Over the years, I teach less and less rote technical work and spend more time teaching people to improvise. NO – there is nothing wrong with scales and arpeggios if you are training to be a concert …