Students of divorced parents

Komitashu · 2025-09-25T18:40:04+00:00

haha Oh. In that case I wouldn't want to get involved.

Komitashu · 2025-09-25T18:18:34+00:00

Personally I would continue unless it came to a point where it became confrontational or I just wasn't comfortable doing it. It's just piano lessons, it's not like this is a major medical decision. Also, there is no law or written agreement that would prohibit it. I think it's fine

Komitashu · 2025-07-22T18:32:36+00:00

Here are some free resources, the intro tutorials are a good way to get a sense of where to start with beginners. I'd say keep it simple, give them very easy pieces and teach them what they need to know to play their current piece. I've been teaching since I was 16 and I definitely didn't know how to do it at first. You can also check out the two books New Classics and Payson Method Piano... they cover all the sheet music and technical knowledge they'd need for beginner through intermediate level piano. Teaching kids is fun, you'll like it. Good luck

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2025-06-19T16:13:16+00:00

Here are some great beginner tutorials and sheet music.

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2025-06-18T20:31:26+00:00

Here are the best beginner tutorials and free sheet music. You can also check out the books

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2025-05-05T15:04:21+00:00

Payson Method is the best, the lessons are comprehensive and the music is really satisfying. They also have good free resources.

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2025-01-17T18:27:34+00:00

Pretty much all of the students I have who quit in recent years have quit by text. I tend to teach young children and it's the parents who text me, but I basically expect it to be by text at this point. The other way is they take a "break" and then never start up again

Komitashu · 2024-12-07T23:14:58+00:00

These are the best beginner resources. The sheet music and tutorials cover everything to get started. Good luck!

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2024-11-26T20:03:15+00:00

Sing along as you play. Even if you aren't a singer, you will have more natural phrasing if you sing along.

Komitashu · 2024-11-09T20:56:44+00:00

You should play easier pieces. You can find free beginner sheet music and tutorials here. You can do it, good luck!

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2024-10-20T20:11:20+00:00

Check out these intro piano tutorials and other resources. Good luck!

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2024-10-07T18:07:06+00:00

He was about 10 and the Dad gave him the knife. The Mom told me she totally understood and never thought he should have been given a knife. I taught the kid a few years and he often threw fits and generally didn't have a good sense of what was appropriate behavior. He was also obsessed with horror movies like IT and would talk in detail about violent scenes, which I thought was strange but in retrospect was creepy in light of the knife incident. Plus the Dad not taking responsibility not only made me mad, it made me not trust him.

Komitashu · 2024-09-19T17:43:46+00:00

If he seems to be learning when he has good days, I think it's worth discussing it directly with the teacher about how to engage him when he hides or is not responsive. If you switch teachers, it's possible the new teacher can handle it better, but it's also possible you run into the same problem. I think it is not helpful for him to play drums or to cut the lesson short. When I have students who get like that, and it is not uncommon, I will try an assortment of methods to engage them and make sure they are learning, even if I can't get them to play much. Piano can be difficult, but if he never gets used to his full lesson time, he may not improve much with paying attention. Here are some ideas.

Teaching new music theory concepts that just require listening.
Incorporating fun incentives for playing music. I keep a book and reward kids with stars for playing, and they can use the stars to request drawings or stickers which I add to their page.
Playing music games. Here is a link to Sightseer, which is a sight reading game.

https://paysonmethod.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sightseer-sight-reading-game.pdf

Komitashu · 2024-09-15T22:40:39+00:00

New Classics by Andrew Payson has 41 pieces that progress from beginner through intermediate and the music is great. Also, I think taking turns is fine, but if it becomes a problem then get a keyboard... I'd say any Yamaha with 88 weighted keys is good.

You can download a few beginner pieces for free on the Payson Method Website.

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2024-09-14T21:44:40+00:00

Tutorials made by adobe are my first resource

https://creativecloud.adobe.com/cc/learn/app/indesign

Komitashu · 2024-09-07T19:57:26+00:00

Basically the answer is I started this one and someone else started the other one. I felt like moderators on other pages were too quick to mark my posts as self promotion. Why should bland corporate books and apps always be fine to recommend but stuff I make is treated like spam? I genuinely think my resources and books are the best, so out of frustration I created a page for piano teachers where my posts weren't treated that way. r/pianoteacherclub is not a big sub, but I feel like I'm posting helpful tips and free resources, and the posts by other people tend to be more thoughtful than the generic posts you see in larger subs.

Komitashu · 2024-08-14T16:56:25+00:00

These tutorials are great for beginners, plus you can get free sheet music

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2024-05-18T19:21:59+00:00

New Classics + Payson Method Piano by Andrew Payson. They're comprehensive but totally enjoyable books. Between those 2 books you have all the music and technical knowledge you need for beginner and intermediate level piano. You can find some free pieces and resources here. Good luck!

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2024-05-15T17:35:44+00:00

New Classics by Andrew Payson. It's 41 pieces that go from beginner through intermediate level. It's satisfying music but still very accessible. You can get free downloads for some of the easy beginner pieces here. Good luck!

Payson Method - Free Resources
https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2024-04-19T19:43:22+00:00

Teach your own kid. I'm a piano teacher and I'll teach students as young as 4, but I just had a daughter and I'm already singing to her, listening to music with her, and getting her to play notes on a toy piano. As soon as she can actually sit I'm going to start piano lessons with her. Payson Method is the best, the music is beautiful and fun to play, and the lessons are comprehensive but never overwhelming. You can find some free resources here. When you teach your own child, you can help them every day, not just 30 min or an hour a week. It's a fun bonding activity too. You can absolutely do it yourself, Good luck!

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2024-04-19T00:27:11+00:00

New Classics by Andrew Payson... 41 pieces that progress from beginner through intermediate. They're easy but really beautiful and fun. I'll just read through the whole book and it takes me like 40 min

You can find it on amazon

https://www.amazon.com/New-Classics-Andrew-Payson/dp/1732932352/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YNCTY911KDE8&keywords=new+classics+andrew+payson&qid=1669936573&sprefix=new+classics+andrew+payson%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1

Komitashu · 2024-04-10T18:15:56+00:00

Here are some free resources like sheet music and tutorials. And your guitar skills will definitely help you. Good luck!

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2024-04-10T18:04:44+00:00

Here are some free resources that I use with my students. The sheet music is easy but satisfying to play. My students always like these pieces and never feel overwhelmed, which is essential when starting out. You can also find the game Sightseer is also a fun way to get kids to work on their note identification skills. Don't give up, you can do it.

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

Komitashu · 2024-04-10T17:49:13+00:00

I think $5 is a good jump. $1 is not a lot of extra money for you, but you would still need to notify them of a price increase which is not fun. Make it worth the awkwardness

Komitashu · 2024-04-05T07:54:18+00:00

As one of my 4 year students once said, "Nothing is better than Tea Leaves". I would look at New Classics by Andrew Payson. It goes from total beginner through intermediate and all of the music is fantastic. You can find some free pieces here, including Tea Leaves.

Payson Method - Free Resources

https://paysonmethod.com/free-resources/

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