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TEACHING PIANO TO OLDER STUDENTS
There is nothing different -- and everything different -- about teaching the piano to older students! Working in a cooperative...
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A soft place to land to read music poetry and stories, and share our love of piano adventures!
rhapsodydmb
- Jan 8
- 6 min
DESENSITIZATION: HOW TO ENCOURAGE FOCUS DURING PIANO LESSONS
People who experience more anxiety than others tend to focus attention on OPO (other people’s opinions), especially negative opinions....
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rhapsodydmb
- Jan 6
- 8 min
SITTING IN THE POCKET: HOW AN ADULT STUDENT CAN ENHANCE LESSONS
“Sitting in the pocket” is a summary saying that comes to my mind when I consider this blog topic. On December 14 in an earlier blog, I...
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rhapsodydmb
- Dec 25, 2022
- 4 min
DIVINE DISCONTENT
Motivation to persist is a gossamer, ethereal concept. The yearning for some goal or thing is not all, because in order to effectively...
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rhapsodydmb
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
FINDING OUR VOICES IN THE NEW YEAR
Such a lovely holiday present just arrived in my Dec. 23 morning email and it's about bells! It's an article written by Maureen Buja, a...
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rhapsodydmb
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
A HOLIDAY WISH: MUSIC AS AN ACT OF SERVICE
This is the month and this is the week of "giving." For me, it's a time to take stock of my year and remember all the things for which I...
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rhapsodydmb
- Dec 18, 2022
- 5 min
SILVER LININGS AND CELEBRATION IN MUSIC LESSONS
My mom used to tell me there was always a silver lining in every cloud. Not long ago during two years of holistic physical training, my...
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rhapsodydmb
- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
UNDERSTANDING THE BODY & FRAMING THE ISSUE
“You have a sound pedaling technique and appropriate expression of the feeling of the piece,” my online piano teacher had said on...
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rhapsodydmb
- Dec 14, 2022
- 5 min
A MINOR PARADIGM SHIFT
In February 2022 after one year of piano lessons, a certain experience got my attention in a big way. There was time to play two pieces...
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rhapsodydmb
- Dec 14, 2022
- 7 min
WHAT IMPROVES MY LEARNING EXPERIENCE?
A Teacher’s Role A teacher’s role is wider than just giving us effective methods. It’s more to help us hear the tune and understand the...
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