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Thank you....this is very helpful! You bring as much clarity as possible to a heap of confusion. I'm a returning student. I remember how discouraging it was the first time I picked up an easy piano book in a music store. I tend to stick to the general labels like early or late intermediate. I wish that when I was a kid a million years ago there had been books like the Faber's supplements (pre-time, Funtime, etc). It's nice that I can grab a Big Time book (or Alfred Premier 5) and feel confident that I can handle it.

Hal Leonard often uses “Five Finger Piano” and “Beginning Piano Solo” for a lot of Disney/Pop music both are easier than big note, but I’m still not sure which one is easiest.

Thank you for this review as my new transfer students came with this series. I feel I can confidently continue with these books with your insights.

This was very helpful. I was alway wondering what to look for when buying extra piano music books. I'm grade 3 and I've bought a couple of easy music books and found that they not that easy like you say but I can manage a few in the book. So now I know not to buy piano solos because they would be to hard. Thank you for the information

Do you have any good beginner piano pieces for children to practice chromatic scale passages? We have Pumpkin Boogie, but I wonder what else would be fun to play to reinforce the new fingering pattern here? Thanks!

Thank you so Much! ❤️❤️

I love your videos thanks so much!

Good reminders of these fun moody solos!

Thank you so much for this commentary! Seeing other books I haven't interacted with before and hearing about specific pros and cons was helpful. You seem so professional and informative! I have always used the Bastien Piano Basics books when teaching since that's what I grew up learning, but I've only been teaching for about 4 years. I'm not sure if you're familiar with those, but I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on that series since I don't know how they would compare to the others, and not many people seem to have reviews on it. Thank you again for your insight!

I LOVE this series. It's got me thinking about these songs in another light. Thank you for making teaching fun and fresh!

Can you tell me what would be the easiest music notation software to purchase? What do you use? Thanks

Ooh, that Mysterious Ballet is great!

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You have such a gift for analysis! Great walk through!

Love these! We are doing Pumpkin Boogie right now 😄

I appreciate the tip! I have a student about to wrap up level 1 Bastien, so I picked up the 2A, 2B and 3A in order to mix in some more fun / challenge pieces. We all love the Boomdiyadda song! Lol

Thank you!!! My 4-year-old student found all the groups of three black keys, all the groups of two black keys, even found some Cs! We played, "Into the Cave," together, and then she was done. Boom. Perfect 5 minute lesson for a real squirmy one! 😅

We just played The Haunted Mouse for our RCM Prep A a exam! 🎉

Ooh, i think i need this

Wow, first of all, congratulations! I have one question though. I made $2.67 in September, but the ‘Next Payout’ section is empty. My question is: how much do I need to earn to receive a payment from TpT to my bank account?

I love all the books listed except Wunderkeys. Glad to see we have similar taste

Im a musician play the piano, however i never teached piano im a teenager and going to be teaching my 2 cousins the piano age 14 and 12 i think? How should i go about it i was going to teach them together and I'll be teaching in there home they only have one piano

Viewer #14. Hello people in the future, from your past. A youngling going for the 1st to start.

Love it! Littles especially need to be moving! Lol

I teach only private lessons. I work seven days a week, with 12 hour days on the weekends and all after school hours. I have some short breaks occasionally, but they quickly get filled with make-ups. I also do 30/45/60 based on attention span and/or age. One five year old gets a 15 min lesson. My class is at capacity with 40 students and several taking multiple lessons per week.

So regarding the $.20 listing fee on Etsy, if I put up 600 digital products, I’d have to pay $120 initially and then $120 every four months just to keep the products listed? That kinda sux. Thanks for the video btw.

Thank you! Can you put a purchase link in the description?

Your new book looks great! I will definitely check it out!! I would love some recommendations for Level 2-3 supplemental books! I just started a new transfer student who seems to have been pushed ahead too quickly and is in piano adventures 3A but definitely needs some extra easier material before we move forward!

I’m at AMEB level 3 at the moment and it is horrible!

Playtime Disney is my favourite

Great video I can never get enough supplemental song books

Hi there! I would love to know if you would recommend starting a very smart 4-5 year old preschooler on this book instead of the preschool series? I’m a K-8 music teacher but a beginner to piano lessons and found the preschool books just a little slow and hard to understand for me personally.

Great idea 😊

How about one on 3 yr olds

So excited to try out these first lesson interview workpages with my new students! I have a new sign-on of a family with 2 adults and a 5 year old, so advice for all ages is much appreciated! 😅

Just for comparison, I have 40 students, average income unless I take time off, is 12,000 per month (without business deductions, which can be huge). I only teach private, though some students come twice a week. I take one day off per week and teach during all non-school hours. But I started just like you, though I still based lesson time on attention span. It works fine. How long lessons last now depends on a student's attention span or my availability.

This was by far my favorite TPT video sharing stats! I love how you use the graph and it came up as you spoke. It was just so much easier to process it that way!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

Piano teacher here. AGREED! I use it EVERY DAY!

Thank you. Past my grade 3 at 62 years old so I was pretty chuffed. I love your videos because I like to see it from the teachers point of view aswell.

Great food for thought!

Well that makes me feel better. I have a 30min lesson and I practice at least 7 hours a week. Because I was thinking is it enough.

It's always personalized!

My GF is a music instructor at Guitar Center and would like to start her online music tutoring service (using video chat), does this help with something like that?

Hey Federation teachers--did you see the Bulletin Updates posted on the website?!? I just printed it today...31 PAGES OF UPDATES!! 😱Sooo many new songs added to Piano Solo list. I'll have to record a video about these updates because this is unprecedented! But just a quick reminder to always check for the newest updates before choosing a piece for your students!🙃

Your videos and ideas are just awesome! 😀

growing up, my teacher wanted 5 minutes for each grade as a minimum. So first graders practiced 5 min daily, 2nd graders practiced 10 min, etc. Thanks for this - I like the tiered guidance, and the acknowledgement that not every student wants to be a "PIANIST".

As a child, I remember practicing 30 minutes daily. I’m a piano teacher and feel that if a parent is investing in piano lessons, much less practice than that is not going to pay off. My youngest student is 7 and a beginner. I encourage her to practice 20 minutes daily. One of my piano parents has her kids practice 15 minutes in the morning before school and again 15 minutes after.

The link gave me a Recital Check;it’s not a Practice one. 😂 you’re totally bang-on with age/time at piano. I also include things like written homework sheets as their ‘piano practice’time

I haven't entered students in the Festival in a few years. Composition is a big part of my studio. I can't speak highly enough about Federation's composing competition. It's treated as separate from the Festival as there is no live performance for a judge. If interested, the information is included in the Bulletin with more specific information on state websites and a couple of important forms on the national website. Thanks for your excellent explanation and review of the Festival!

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