There are many excellent piano courses and teaching methods available, but over many years of teaching I have found Alfred’s Premier Piano Course Lesson Book, Bk 1A particularly effective. It provides a structured approach to learning while giving me plenty of flexibility to adapt lessons to each individual student. The course is available in several […]
Good posture is an important part of learning to play the flute. From the very first lesson, it is worth developing healthy playing habits and paying attention to how you hold your body, particularly your head, shoulders, arms and back. This applies to children as well as adults. A poor playing position can make the […]
There are lots of recorders available to buy, but they are certainly not all made to the same standard. I remember starting to learn the recorder myself on an instrument that would constantly fall apart and produced very little sound. It certainly didn’t make learning the instrument any easier! Fortunately, you don’t need to spend […]
Buying Your First Flute: What Every Beginner Should Know One of the most common things I see when a new student comes for their first flute lesson is that they have already bought an instrument. It seems logical: “if I’m going to learn the flute, I need to own a flute first.” Unfortunately, this can […]
There are three basic categories of piano keyboard instruments. The largest, most expensive and also the best when it comes to developing piano skills, is an acoustic piano. This means in other words, a ‘real’ piano with nothing electric about it. There are also many good digital pianos, which are smaller and less expensive. A […]
