Teen Piano Band

Teen Piano Band

I enjoy creating a Piano Band in every class I teach! The students also enjoy the experience and I am provided with many opportunities to cover new skills and concepts.  In this video, I am working with a group of teens.  We are creating a band experience from a duet found in Way Cool Keyboarding […]

Adults and Lead-line Playing

Adults and Lead-line Playing

Lead-lines have been written for pop tunes, sacred music, country, big band, classical and every other genre possible.  For this video, I have chosen the Lead-line version of Barcarolle to demonstrate the options available for the beginning adult student.   You will learn how the chords can be played as chord shells, blocked chords, broken […]

Creating Ensemble Experiences

teaching tips - grasshopper

Grasshopper, Piano Band Book One – Creating Ensemble Experiences I really enjoy creating ensemble experiences with students of all ages and levels. Grasshopper is from Piano Band Book One and can be taught once your students play the first 15 pages of Way Cool Keyboarding 4Kids Book One. In this video, you will hear how […]