What a First Piano Lesson Looks Like

Podcast: Field Notes on Music Teaching & Learning · Ashley Danyew

Opublikowano: 2024-07-17

Last week, I taught a brand-new beginner her very first piano lesson. Cora is 5 1/2 and is quite mature for her age. She is the youngest of three—her two older brothers also study with me. In fact, the oldest started with me when he was 5, a few weeks after Cora was born, so it’s kind of a full-circle moment. I have a list of 12 things I like to get through in the first lesson. Twelve activities may sound like a lot for a 30-minute lesson, but at this age, we move pretty quickly. I’...