All children come to us with their own special and unique personalities. And on the whole, where private lessons are concerned, and with some experience, we ...

Social media platforms are saturated with businesses, all vying for the attention of their ideal client. Personally, I don't love social media, but there's n...

Today, I want to talk about the importance of our expectations of what children can do and how they can do it. It is crucially important that we understand t...

Last week, I emailed those teachers who are on my list, and asked them to reply with the number 1 issue they have with group piano lessons, whether they are ...

What should be covered when you are modelling the learning and why should you start every lesson with it?

I firmly believe that parents play a key role in enabling and encouraging their children to progress and grow a love of learning. I am going to outline some w...

We are accountable for our students’ outcomes and progress. Part of that responsibility is that we should know exactly what it is we want them to understand,...

How do you react when asked this question? Do you get asked it a lot? Do your parents seem unclear about their child's progress and how they

In celebration of our 3-year anniversary, I decided to look back on three moments where I made a realisation, or made changes, the result of which meant big ...

Easter is just around the corner and it lends itself so well to some lovely creative lesson activities! Here is just a quick post to give you some ideas for ...

Recitals are becoming an essential part of a teacher's offering, and of a student's piano learning experience. In fact I would go so far as to say in some ar...

It's a big issue that many of us contend with. "I only have a few after-school hours where children are able to attend my piano lessons, and no teaching duri...

Your beginners do not need you. Controversial? Or a relief? I have heard many teachers describe the tedium of teaching beginners in a one-to-one set up. Why?...

Over the past few weeks (maybe January Blues have been responsible) I have noticed a huge rise in piano teachers expressing their "pain points" on social med...

The start of a new year always has us reviewing the year that has just been, and thinking about changes that might positively impact the one coming. Whether ...

Hopefully you are getting to know a bit about KeyNotes Music, our philosophies, what we offer and why we offer it. So I thought it would be a good time to in...

Wonder what we will be doing this term in our KeyNotes Music lessons? Here is a summary: Little KeyNotes (ages 4-5) - Minibeasts Our theme for this term is '...

KeyNotes Music was created when a few Mum friends, knowing that I am a music teacher, expressed their dismay that there didn't seem to be any opportunities i...

With my Mum hat on, I went to a talk about piano learning and practice last Sunday; the first thing the teacher asked us was, "Why did you sign your child up...

Let's face it, practicing can be arduous both for you and your child. Here are some tips to help you to make practicing part of your routine. Any instrumenta...