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My Spanish Soundscape Scheme
12 Jul
Music Lessons, Piano Lessons, Uncategorized

My Spanish Soundscape Scheme

Off we will go on our Spanish Soundscape adventure — it’s about featuring pieces that explore sounds that are quintessentially Spanish, and discovering the music theory behind what makes them sound this way

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Samantha Coates 8 Comments
Does Rote Teaching Work?
02 Jul
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Does Rote Teaching Work?

There are MANY things we teach by rote when we give a piano lesson: technique, expression, posture. Does Rote Teaching Work? Read on and find out.

Posted on July 2, 2021November 12, 2021 by Samantha Coates 3 Comments
40-Piece Challenge: Traffic Light System
24 Feb
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40-Piece Challenge: Traffic Light System

Like many teachers around the world I have run the 40 piece challenge. This year I came up with a bit of a twist. Read more about it here.

Posted on February 24, 2021January 9, 2023 by Samantha Coates Leave a comment
From the Court to the Concert Hall
13 Oct
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From the Court to the Concert Hall

Focus does not mean staring hard at something, and it only becomes more difficult when we try to force it. Natural focus occurs when the mind is interested in what we are doing. Here are a few ways to help keep our mind focused when we perform

Posted on October 13, 2020November 12, 2021 by blitzbooks Leave a comment
How Exam Results Make Us Feel
30 Jun
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How Exam Results Make Us Feel

Exam results. Encouraging? Soul-crushing? Well deserved? A definite fluke? It’s the combination of those that are either brilliant or lethal for us and our sanity.

Posted on June 30, 2017August 16, 2017 by Samantha Coates 10 Comments
Theory Exams: Testing or Tricking?
30 Nov
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Theory Exams: Testing or Tricking?

This is a guest blog written by my friend and colleague Anne Jakes. Anne has been teaching for several decades and took the time to write to me in detail about her experience of various grades in the recent AMEB Theory exams.

Posted on November 30, 2016December 1, 2016 by Samantha Coates 2 Comments

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