THE GROUP PIANO BLOG

KeyNotes Music brings you news, information and tips on teaching and learning in group class settings. In our blog we refer to collaborative group teaching, everyone learning and playing together.

Leveraging Piano Camps to Launch Dynamic Group Classes group piano classses Jan 29, 2024

Piano camps serve as an incredible tool for studios to cultivate excitement among students for group learning experiences. These camps offer a unique opportunity to introduce novices to the joys of...

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Finding Harmony: The Symbiosis of Gym Classes and Group Piano Learning group piano classses theory of learning Jan 08, 2024

Embracing a Year of Fitness and Musical Exploration

It is a new year, and for some that means a new fitness regime may have started! Over the past year, my own journey into the realm of exercise...

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How, Why and When to use headphones in your group piano classes. group piano classses resources Jun 16, 2021

Headphones get a bad rap when it comes to group piano.

It is assumed that your groups are either simply mini private lessons, therefore everyone wears headphones, or your groups are collaborative,...

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From Private to Group Piano - 7 factors to consider group piano beginners group piano classses Jun 10, 2021

There is a real buzz going around when it comes to group piano and I have spoken to so many teachers who currently only offer private piano lessons, but are thinking about starting their beginners...

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Launching a group piano program in your studioā€¦. 7 things to know before getting started. group piano classses Apr 29, 2021

On Friday 30th April (2021), it will be 5 whole years since I taught my first ever group piano class. I remember so clearly, both the excitement and the concerns, and after five years, only the...

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Reading Music and our Approach in Groups group piano classses Feb 11, 2021

IN my last blog post, I talked about the importance of nurturing independent learning skills in our groups and what that might look like.

In this post I am going to talk about how crucial it is...

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Independent Learners in our Groups? Yes Absolutely! group piano classses Jan 29, 2021

When I first started teaching group piano, I did lots of research about what the recognised benefits are. This was mainly because I, like so many people, had only ever experienced individual...

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There's more than one way toā€¦. offer groups! group piano classses Jan 11, 2021

I am all-in on groups. I only teach groups, and my groups serve a very specific type of piano student: one that thrives in peer engagement, that learns best through creative means, and one who...

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