When I first started teaching piano, I believed that finding the right method and being patient would be enough to help every student learn and succeed. It didn’t take me a very long time to learn that it was not quite that simple. Every child learns differently. Some students understand a new concept immediately, while others need more time and repetition. Some learn best by seeing, others by listening, moving, doing, or only repeating. Some students prefer structure and routine, some will...

Assuming competence can be the most detrimental thing to do when teaching music reading. By competence, I mean possessing the skills,...

It all began unintentionally. I was at the beginning of my teaching career, and I was unsuccessfully teaching my student who had dyslexia...