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What Will Help Me Be the Best Teacher I Can Be?
Recently, I received a lovely comment from Leia, yes Leia, pronounced “Laya”. Spelled just like my name Leila (pronounced Leela) minus the “L”. This has sparked a number of email exchanges between the...
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In Moments Like These It’s Good To Have Music
I’ve had, for lack of a better term, an interesting week. Won’t go into too much detail now as the events of this week could be divvied up into a number of blog posts. The combination of incidents...
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Online Book Club Begins
If you receive my newsletter or have read past blogs, you may know the impact that Philip Johnston has had on my career as a private piano teacher and musician and now blogger. I don’t recall how I...
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Leia’s Corner: What’s on Your Shelves?
If you’re new to 88pianokeys.me or need a refresher, click here for the history behind “Leia’s Corner”. Leia has been incredibly patient waiting for the answer to this question (slightly abridged): How...
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Buck Up and Do It!
I’m a fitness junky. I head to our local fitness club at least 4 times a week. Yes, I move to the latest hits set in a relentless tech mix and love every minute of it. My favorite instructor, Heidi, …...
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Am I Human?
Disclaimer: It is my intent with the following paragraphs to validate my fascination with technology and NOT to dis anyone if they prefer to stay away from the bells and whistles of the 21st century....
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Are You a Creative Piano Teacher?
So, do YOU consider yourself a teacher of creativity? That’s the question of my friend, colleague, business partner and now my master improv teacher, Bradley Sowash. You may recall that 88pianokeys.me...
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Teaching Jazz to the Classically Trained Pianist
Welcome Guest Blogger and UK Friend and Colleague Elena Cobb Over a hundred years ago musical pioneers created a phenomenally popular musical style – jazz! And the toes of children and adults have...
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