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What can teachers do to encourage their students more

I am always amazed by the pace of the student’s cognitive growth during my teaching career. Beginner students have lots to learn and you’ll be surprised at how fast this learning happens. At first, they start off not even knowing their finger numbers. But by about 6 weeks, they will understand what a beat is…

Achieving the Proper Technique of Firm and Curved Fingers

By Jo Tee

One of the most common problem in piano student’s technique is collapsing finger joints (Fig 1), and this has to be remedied. It is important to keep a round hand shape with curved fingers when playing the piano. Getting the student to play with firm, rather than collapsed, fingertips can be a challenge. Below I…