PPP250: Ten Standard Teaching Pieces for the Early Years
When students begin their piano journey, they often aspire to learn iconic piano pieces. Parents mention melodies like Fur Elise or Moonlight Sonata or The Entertainer to their teachers. I don't think parents intend to ask too much of their children or their teacher. I believe they are simply trying to connect with this new venture for their child and these are the pieces that pop into their head. Unfortunately, those iconic pieces are far too advanced for beginning students. Listen to the full episode here It would be like me meeting an astronaut and saying, "Hey, been to the International Space Station lately?" That's one of the few things I know about the American space program. There are plenty of other jobs and responsibilities and accomplishments NASA employees achieve…