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Piano Parent Podcast: helping teachers, parents, and students get the most of their piano lessons.
The Piano Parent Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things related to parenting a piano student. From practice tips to piano geography and musical terms, common studio policies to teacher and parent interviews, this is THE best resource to help you and your child make the most of piano lessons....
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PPP 367: I Don't Know What to Practice!
Getting your kid to the piano to practice and them knowing what to practice are two very different things. On today's show we'll talk about....
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PPP 366: Human Nature Delays
Human Nature Delays (and How Piano Parents & Students Can Overcome Them)
Join me as I explore why we often intend to practice or start somethin...
PPP 365: Mr. Michael's Music Maker Manual, an interview with author, Michael Hemsworth
In this episode of the Piano Parent Podcast, host Shelly Davis chats with Michael Hemsworth, author, educator, and founder of New Songs Music School i...
PPP 364: Why Playing Games with Your Piano Kid Matters More Than You Might Think
Screens are convenient, but they don’t build relationships. In this episode, we explore the overlooked value of playing physical games with your piano...
Your Music Conference Reporter Day 5 of 7
Today, I spent some time in the TMTA exhibit hall where I got to meet Liz Boyd with www.SusanParadis.com and bought some music stickers and piano mani...
Your Music Conference Reporter Day 4 of 7
Today I attended a session by Wendy Stevens with www.composecreate.com. She spoke on the topic. "Have you forgotten what it's like to be a child??"
Your Music Conference Reporter Day 3 of 7
Today was a day filled with music. It started with music with my elementary piano ensemble and their piece called "Ice Cream Scoops written by compose...
Your Music Conference Reporter Day 2 of 7
In today's video, I share some of the highlights from the second day of our conference.
Today was a lot of business meetings and chatting with f...
Your Music Conference Reporter Day 1 of 7
In this short video, I share the value of professional development for your piano teacher and how that has a direct influence on your piano kids' deve...
PPP 363: My Dad Talked Me Into Piano Lessons, But My Mom Helped Me Become a Musician
There are ways that we intentionally speak positive encouragement into our piano kids' musical journey, but we must also be aware of the ways our unin...
PPP 362: Navigating the Holiday Hustle - 3 Tips for Keeping Up With Piano Practice
The holidays are a time of joy, celebration, and... chaos. With all the festive frenzy, it can be challenging to maintain a consistent piano practice...
PPP361: Practice Only on Days That End in 'Y'
"Practice only on days that end in Y."
It's playful, it's catchy, and it makes you laugh at first. But when we dig deeper, this phrase offers a...
PPP 360: Ten Ways to Handle Teacher Absence
On the podcast, we've talked about what to do when you have to miss a lesson but we've never talked about how to respond when your teacher needs to ta...
Find the Joy in Little Things, a parent interview with Crystal Boyack
Crystal Boyack is a leader in early childhood violin pedagogy and the best selling author of Wee Violin: Music for Young Violinists Preparatory to Twi...
PPP 358: Helping Parents Frame Music as a Gift, Not a Chore with Crystal Boyack
Crystal Boyack is a leader in early childhood violin pedagogy and the best selling author of Wee Violin: Music for Young Violinists Preparatory to Twi...
Encore Presentation of PPP14: Mister Rogers' Code for I Love You
Mr. Fred Rogers was born on March 20, 1928. This encore presentation is in honor of his 96th birthday, with gratitude for his life, well lived.
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PPP 357: Teacher chat with Becki Laurent and Clinton Pratt - Artful Dodgers
What's your best deflection technique? Sometimes I'll answer a question with another question to avoid giving an uncomfortable answer.
What's yo...
PPP 356: The Groundhog Day of Piano Lessons
Do you ever feel like you're living the same piano lesson week after week? Listen to today's show to learn some reasons why music is re-assigned at th...
PPP 355: Take Inventory of your 168 Hour Week
24 hours each day, 7 days every week.
We all have 168 hours each week. If we're not careful, those hours will get filled with other people's age...
Holiday Replay of PPP 266: "Down in History"
In the style of Mike Rowe’s podcast “The Way I Heard It” and Paul Harvey’s radio show “The Rest of the Story”, this episode of the Piano Parent Podcas...
PPP 354: No Book Beginners with author, Tim Topham
In today's episode, author and international teacher of piano teachers, Tim Topham shares his approach to music learning in his new book, "No Book Beg...
PPP 353: What to do when you don't practice
Listen to today's episode to hear my suggestions for what you and your piano kid can do about your piano lesson when you've gone the whole week withou...
PPP 352: What to Expect in the First Year of Piano Lessons
Welcome new Piano Parents!
If you and your piano kid are new to the wonderful world of piano lessons, you may be wondering what kinds of things...
PPP 351: The Value of Reading to Your Piano Kids with Author, Vicky Weber
Vicky Weber is a musician and an elementary educator with a love for children’s literature. All her current titles are based on her background in musi...
PPP 350: 10 Ways to Scare Your Piano Teacher
'Tis the season for all things orange, yellow, brown, and a little scary. Today's list offers ten things that are likely to scare your piano teacher....
PPP 349: How to make your piano kid fail proof
We do everything we can, as parents, to set our kids up for success at the piano. We pay for lessons, drive them to their lesson, provide them with an...
PPP 348: Find the '1' - Helping students feel the steady beat and find the downbeat in music
Today's episode offers help for those piano kids who have a difficult time feeling the steady beat of music. Some children can feel the beat but they...
PPP 347: Brock Chart with My-Melodies Publishing (sometimes our trajectory changes with the flip of a coin)
Enjoy this delightful conversation with Kansas piano teacher, award-winning composer, and founder of My-Melodies Publishing, Brock Chart.
Learn...
PPP 346: ICYMI Replay of Musical Mystery Opus 1, No. 1 "Wishful Thinking"
200 episodes ago, I published my first musical mystery. I'm sharing it again today to prepare for the upcoming 200th anniversary of one of this compos...
PPP 345: Time to Clean Off Your Piano
As we gear up for a new school year and a new semester of piano lessons, this is a great time to declutter your piano or keyboard. Let's do it togethe...
PPP 344: "Make Space for Your Child's Experiences" A Parenting Do Over with Ashlee Young
Back in March, I interviewed Ashlee Young (You can catch that interview at www.PianoParentPodcast.com/324). When the official interview was over, I as...
PPP 343: "Navigating Different Perspectives" A Parenting Do Over with Thomas Grayston
Back in February, I interviewed Thomas Grayston (You can catch that interview at www.PianoParentPodcast.com/321). When the official interview was over...
PPP 342: "Extend Compassion....to your children and to yourself" A Parenting Do Over with Dr. Fernanda Nieto
Back in October, I interviewed Fernanda Nieto (You can catch that interview at www.PianoParentPodcast.com/314). When the official interview was over,...
PPP 341: "Avoid Misinterpretations" A Parenting Do Over with Stephen Hughes
Back in August, I interviewed Stephen Hughes (You can catch that interview at www.PianoParentPodcast.com/304). When the official interview was over, I...
PPP 340: Ten Takeaways for Piano Parents from My Recent TMTA Conference
Every June, our Texas Music Teachers Association hosts a conference. It is one of the highlights of my year because I gain so much from attending.
PPP 339: "Before you leap..." A parenting do over with Cher Kretz
Back in September, I interviewed Cher Kretz (You can catch that interview at www.PianoParentPodcast.com/309). When the official interview was over, I...
PPP 338: "Amazing Doesn't Have to be Hard" My TMTA Conference TEXtalk presentation
Each year at our Texas Music Teachers Conference, we host our version of the well-known TEDtalks. We call them TEXtalks. I was honored to have been in...
PPP 337: My First Piano Sheet Music with Author, Emily Norris
One of the best ways to help a child learn to play an instrument is to get them singing familiar tunes. When your piano kid is able to sing a song, pl...
PPP 335: Piano Parent Summer Survival Kit (My first book on Amazon!)
Hot off the presses....
I just released my first book on Amazon and I'll tell you all about it in today's episode.
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PPP 334: Chrissy Ricker shares her Summer Piano Review Challenge Calendars
Keeping in line with last week's episode about summer reading, this week we get to hear from Chrissy Ricker who has developed summer piano review chal...