When a student of mine recently broke her elbow, her mother notified me and suggested her older sister double up on lessons for the next few weeks. I offered this mom a compromise; reduced time in lessons for her injured daughter with a book of one-handed piano pieces from my lending library.
I wondered how other teachers help piano kids and their parents work through an injury like this and the result is an insightful teacher chat with three teachers.
Listen to the full episode here.
Resources mentioned in the show
Books
Melody Bober – Grand One-Hand Solos for Piano
Jennifer Eklund – Piano Pronto Publishing
Sarah Reaser O’Brien – Staff Identification Pieces
John Robert Poe – On the Other Hand
Wendy Stevens – Compose Create Blog – a list of additional one-hand publications
Online Resources
One thing for parents to take away from this chat -
Nelson – Draw from what we are all learning now, during this time of COVID-19. With so many activities taken away, like karate or sports, because of this injury, piano playing is one thing that doesn’t have to be taken away. Students appreciate having at least one activity that is still able to continue.
Rob – This injury is just for a season. Use this time to focus on other parts of piano playing. Teachers often want students to practice hands separately. This is the ultimate opportunity for hands separate practice!
Sharla – View this time as an opportunity to focus on other aspects of music that often get overlooked in routine lessons. Here is Sharla’s two-page list of activities you can do, even with a broken arm.
Connect with Nelson, Rob, and Sharla
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