Let’s get creative! Join your hosts Randall Faber and Brian DiBlassio to learn how bursts of creativity spinning from favorite Piano Adventures songs can make lessons exploratory and fun. Each live webinar provides focused, hands-on training to enhance your teaching toolkit. Introduction to Creative Improv: You Already Have the…
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Does Creative Improv evoke the image of playful, creative engagement? Perhaps in spirited play with fellow musicians or as you privately explore and express your own “voice.” Or, does improvisation evoke mild panic—“not learned here, I don’t do that, not my thing,” and, “Where’s the score?” Let’s for a moment…
Many of us have encountered a year of “firsts” in our piano teaching — the sudden switch to online teaching, our first virtual recital, and perhaps a few online festivals and adjudications. One of the last frontiers of “firsts” for some teachers may be starting a young beginner online. In…
A warm, lighthearted attitude AND music that speaks to the student’s interest! These can dissolve even challenging concepts and passages. Watch student Serena’s eyes light up in this teaching demonstration by Theresa Cheng. She is using sharable slides from the Disney KIT, a simple but powerful digital bundle for the…
Are you looking for a fun summer activity for your students? Consider hosting a Disney Piano Camp for students in Primer and Level 1. The PreTime Disney KIT makes it easy to host a camp for two to six students, online or in-person. It contains sharable teaching slides, a teacher…
Whether you’re teaching in-person, remotely, or a bit of both, we are committed to making the Teacher Atlas an optimal tool for Piano Adventures users. Today we are pleased to share these important updates for teachers and students, including the new Disney KIT, annotation tools, and Teacher Groups. Disney KIT…
We’ve been busy adding books and resources to the Teacher Atlas. It’s time for an update, so get comfortable. And as always, we invite you to submit questions, comments, and suggestions below. Interactive Elementary Flashcards The Piano Adventures Flashcards present a single note followed by two short sightreading exercises—all on…
Curious about how the Atlas can help your online teaching even if you already have a library of books in print? Want to get more from your current subscription, including faster navigation and coordinating screen share while video conferencing? Join Landon Baumgard on an informal walk-through full of convenient tips…
NEW: 10 Levels of Piano Adventures Popular Repertoire and 4 Adult Piano Books, Popular and Classics This week we are pleased to announce that the Piano Adventures Popular Repertoire Books are now available in the Teacher Atlas. Also, for the Adult All-in-One Course, the Adult Piano Popular and Classics Books…
This week’s Atlas release offers a dynamic duo of print and video for teaching piano technique. In print, we are pleased to offer the innovative Piano Adventures Scale and Chord Books for elementary, intermediate, and advanced students. More than just a technical reference, these books give important musical meaning to…