Three Techniques for Piano lessons
Piano lessons can either be easy, fun, just okay, difficult; depending on how you approach them. I have a couple of techniques I use to make my piano lessons easier. I learned these techniques during my four-year piano Major Course at the Department of Music Education, University of Education, Winneba. I am writing this article right after teaching two children to play 'A Toy' - an ABRSM Classical Piano piece found in the 2021/2022 syllabus: 1. Small Achievable Tasks Even though the overall aim is for my student to play an entire piece, we only learn a little at a time. My students enjoy a sense of achievement after playing two or three bars only. This good feeling, no matter how little, will prove helpful in sustaining the initial interest of my students. 2. One hand at a Time One of the most challenging tasks at playing the piano is to play with both hands. It is even more challenging when one has to play different rhythms with both hands at the same time. One solution is t...