Monday, October 27, 2008

Can I take piano lessons if I don't have a piano?

As a piano teacher, whenever someone approached me about piano lessons, the first question I asked of them was whether or not they had a piano to practice on. A piano student (or any music student) should practice a minimum of 30 minutes per day for 5 days per week. It is difficult to do this without a piano at home. An electronic keyboard will suffice for beginning piano students if it is at least five octaves long and has normal-sized keys.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Find a Music Teacher

How do music teachers and music students find each other?

1. Word of Mouth - Good music teachers will often be recommended by their current and former students.

2. Advertising - Some music teachers advertise in classified ads. Small, community newspapers that are delivered to a specialized area are often a better place for this type of ad than large, metropolitan newspapers.

3. "Find a Music Teacher" - a free online service that helps students and teachers find each other. Students can search for teacher by instrument and locale. Teachers may register for free.

Find a music teacher (or be found by a student) today!

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