The advantage of studying music with a private teacher is that lessons can be tailored to each student as an individual. There are many variables, such as personality, learning style, age, gender, attention span, short and long term memory, reading ability, executive function skills, and strengths and weaknesses peculiar to …Read More »

Piano lessons in January amaze me. One would think that students would be tired from the glitter and promise of the December holiday season. It’s a long way off to the next school vacation. The concrete goals of a holiday recital are past. The next practice incentives and recitals are …Read More »

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I do not know why I had never thought of this before. Removing the music rack on my Baldwin grand during an afternoon of teaching. Many concert artists do it. If music is memorized and the music rack is not needed, that large piece of wood can easily be slid …Read More »

Yes I do use practice incentives in my piano teaching studio. I know sometimes choosing prizes from prize boxes for completed assignments feels like bribery. And counting points earned through practicing using M & M’s or Sweethearts or Candy Corn runs the risk of encouraging consumption of sugared junk food. …Read More »

Every start of a new piano year brings excitement and fond greetings from parents and students returning to lessons after a summer vacation break.  And this year included flowers, homemade cards and even peanut butter cookies!  But for students who took most of the summer off, that first walk in …Read More »

Welcome to blog post number 1 and an official launch of a redesigned Penny Lazarus Piano Studio website. My website guru (and fabulous actor for Theatre in the Open) Missy Chabot and I decided to recreate my website using WordPress so that it is easier for me to make changes …Read More »