Songbird Piano Lessons

  When I started blogging, I wanted to put up a FAQ's page.    The reason I never did was... I never received any frequently asked questions. :) I mean, other than the basics, like how long are lessons (half an hour every week) and what are your rates (see link below)?     Well, piano parents and future piano parents, consider this post your FAQ page. Everything you thought of, and some things you maybe didn't think of! Enjoy the links to other pages and posts, and hopefully it will be helpful to someone somewhere. :) What are your rates? How will I know if piano is a good fit for my child? Why should we choose lessons with you? What are your credentials? Do you offer accompanist services? Should I choose online piano lessons? Is my preschooler too young for piano? What kind of piano should I buy?    Any more questions? Please comment below... or click the "What are your rates?" link to go to the Rates & Contact Me page, where you can find my email address. I look

 This is the post I've been looking forward to writing the most! Today we're going to talk about the music I'm most familiar with. While you might not think it's that exciting, for me, it is. Today we're going to take a look at classical and sacred music!     If you haven't read the other two posts in this series,  click here for technique and note-reading resources,  and  click here for soundtrack and jazz recommendations .     Again, all of the Sheet Music Plus links are affiliate.  Classical Music    A lot of classical music is not within the playing range of beginners -- with exception of a few famous themes, like the  Ode to Joy . (The site I just linked to has a lot of great, free sheet music for beginners -- some folk, some classical, some sacred, and some original compositions. I use it a lot and highly recommend it!) However, luckily for young pianists, there are a lot of classical tunes that have been abridged to make them easier to play!    My first i

  In my last post,  I started a series about supplemental music. Well, actually, I mostly ranted about back-to-school supplies coming out mid-summer, and then talked about technique and note reading supplements.     Today I continue that series, and this post is the one that most students will probably perk their ears up at! Today we will talk about movie music (which is so much fun to teach!) and jazz. (Confession: I was going to talk about pop music too. Except I really am not into pop music, never know what's current, and have zero pop supplemental to recommend. You'll have to let me know in the comments if you have any suggestions.)    Again, as said before, all Sheet Music Plus links are affiliate... and please don't use them if you live in Canada. Not unless you order now and are OK with receiving your books in October.  Soundtracks: Disney and Otherwise    It was frustrating to me to see how much music was labelled "easy" and how little of it actually was.