Whew! You are about to cross the finish line of another school year and another year of piano lessons. Congratulations!
What’s next?
Should your piano kid take a break from lessons all summer?
Should you keep going, full steam ahead?
Are there options somewhere in the middle between ‘all or nothing’?
In today’s chat, you will hear several different perspectives on summer piano lessons.
Listen to the full episode here.
Melissa Slocum has been teaching for 28 years, the past 13 from her own private studio. Her passion is to provide individualized, quality piano lessons in a positive environment. She is the creator of Music Lesson Pathways, a course to help other music teachers LOVE teaching again by using Differentiated Instruction strategies to create musical pathways for their students. Melissa is also the creator and producer of the Podcast, “Sounds of Encouragement” designed to help support and encourage musicians and music teachers.
Seth Thomas holds a Master of Music in piano performance. He is an active piano and voice teacher in the Plano, TX area. He teaches students of all ages and ability levels, and helps to foster a passion for music. His education and experience with the Taubman Approach and Alexander Technique allow him to help his students produce great music, while avoiding fatigue and injury.
Tony Parlapiano is a piano instructor and the creator of popMATICS, a concept-based music curriculum that approaches learning by listening and reading through writing. Tony resides in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, where he enjoys fancy coffee, playing in spreadsheets, and carries a copy of his birth certificate for anyone who questions the authenticity of his last name.
Connect with Melissa, Seth, and Tony
Melissa’s website: Musicforlifepiano.com
Melissa’s Sounds of Encouragement Podcast
Seth’s website: SethThomasPianist.com
Tony’s website: Parlapianostudio.com
Previous PPP episodes with Tony:
PPP127: Teacher Chat: Popular Music Styles with Steven Hughes and Tony Parlapiano
PPP184: Make Music Part of the Rhythm of Your Life with Tony Parlapiano
PPP221: Teacher Interview Spotlight with Dorothy Yan, Tony Parlapiano, and Marvin Blickenstaff
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