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Category Archives: General

Why Students are Practising Less
24 Mar
General, Music Lessons, Piano Lessons

Why Students are Practising Less

Do you feel like your students are not practising enough? Check out a few tips why you don’t need to be upset about it.

Posted on March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 by Samantha Coates Leave a comment
What's Your Teaching Specialty?
18 May
General, Music Lessons, Piano Lessons

What’s Your Teaching Specialty?

You can specialise at any level you wish. Are you one to specialise in your preferred area or outside your comfort zone?

Posted on May 18, 2022May 27, 2022 by Samantha Coates 8 Comments
Being the singalong pianist
12 Nov
Aural Training, General, Piano Lessons

Being the Singalong Pianist

My most favourite, comfortable, ‘happy place’ and most exciting thing in the whole world to do, is to make a singalong happen.

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Samantha Coates 1 Comment
From Rote to Reading to Creating
09 Aug
General, Music Lessons

From Rote to Reading to Creating

Like all experienced teachers, my skills have evolved over the years. But my ability to teach composition has more than evolved… it has transformed every other part of my skill set! So, how did this happen? Read on to learn more.

Posted on August 9, 2021November 12, 2021 by Samantha Coates Leave a comment
Practice will only get you so far
13 Oct
General, Piano Lessons

Practice will only get you so far

See why mental preparation is just as important as physical practice, and how training won’t get you all the way without focus and determination.

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Samantha Coates Leave a comment
Deciphering Cesar Franck
13 Oct
Concerts, General

Deciphering Cesar Franck

Learn how this new-found excitement caused me to say yes to a recital, and the given music was Cesar Franck’s Violin Sonata in A major.

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Samantha Coates 3 Comments
The trials and triumphs of professional practice
13 Oct
General, Piano Lessons

The trials and triumphs of professional practice

Check out what are the discoveries that I made about the way I approach practice versus the way I assume my students will approach practice.

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Samantha Coates 1 Comment
13 Oct
General

Preaching What You Practice

Have a closer look at Avi Cytrynowski’s insights about performing, and the truth about what she is preaching and what she is practising .

Posted on October 13, 2020November 10, 2020 by Samantha Coates Leave a comment
Three Strikes and You’re In
13 Oct
General

Three Strikes and You’re In

Learn why pieces improve with performance more quickly than they do with practice only and why this needs to happen not only once but thrice.

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Samantha Coates Leave a comment
I love practising!
07 Oct
General

I love practising!

Find out why our special guest -Mark Walton loves practising and what is his practising system that he still use today and why he thinks it is brilliant.

Posted on October 7, 2020October 13, 2020 by Samantha Coates Leave a comment
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