by Doug Hanvey | April 3, 2022 | Interviews
Recently, recreational music making (RMM) trailblazer Brenda Dillon generously spoke with me for over two hours. In this final part of our conversation, we spoke about practicing, ear training and listening skills, styles that adult piano students should consider...
by Doug Hanvey | March 27, 2022 | Interviews
Recently, recreational music making (RMM) trailblazer Brenda Dillon generously spoke with me for over two hours. In this middle part of our conversation, we spoke about common questions that adult piano students have, issues related to teaching and learning...
by Doug Hanvey | March 20, 2022 | Interviews
Recently, recreational music making (RMM) trailblazer Brenda Dillon generously spoke with me for over two hours. In the first part of our conversation, we spoke about the distinctions between RMM and traditional piano teaching, the challenges of teaching adults, and...
by Doug Hanvey | March 6, 2022 | Learning Piano
If you’ve never studied a musical instrument, you might not know that the “traditional” approach to learning piano, and one still experienced by many children, is focused on 3 Ps: Perfection + Performance in order to eventually become (if the stars align) … a...
by Doug Hanvey | February 20, 2022 | Learning Piano
While the adage “those who can’t do, teach” may sometimes be true, the opposite is also true – there are many excellent piano players who don’t have the faintest idea how to teach. It’s important for adults who are serious about learning to play piano well to...
