Category: Teaching

Teaching

Everything is an Experiment (Even the Performance)

Post author By David Servias
Post date March 11, 2021

How should I practice? What piece should I learn next? How do I prepare for a recital? How do I help my student who is having trouble with X, Y, and Z? Questions often come up about how to best learn to play the piano that seem to have different answers depending on who youRead More

Teaching

Rules for Piano Teachers, Part I

Post author By David Servias
Post date November 22, 2020

Some of these rules might surprise you, maybe. I’m not really sure. But they come out from my 30 years of experience teaching people how to play piano. The first rule should probably be “don’t listen to someone just because they say they have 30 years of experience.” Rule #1: Encourage your students to disobeyRead More

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In case you are wondering why you should listen to me about how to how to get better at music, here are a few reasons.

1. Most likely I’ve been playing and teaching music since before you were born.

2. I can probably do some things on the piano that you haven’t figured out yet, mostly because of #1.

3. If degrees impress you, I have have a doctorate in piano performance and a certificate in music theory.

4. Before you assume too much about me, I’ve played jazz and improvised music my whole life, probably since before you are born (in most cases).

I don’t normally like to brag about my credentials, but since you asked why you should listen, I answered.

Everything is an Experiment (Even the Performance)

Rules for Piano Teachers, Part I

FAQ

Why should you listen to me?