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Musicians with ADHD will likely need to recalibrate the trending advice about taking short micro-breaks between practice repetitions in order to leverage the benefits Molly Gebrian and others have promoted.
Here's how (and why we need to)... ⬇️

Optimising Practice: Micro-Breaks for ADHD Musicians Explore how Molly Gebrian's insights from "Learn Faster, Perform Better" can be adapted for neurodiverse musicians, especially those with ADHD.

In case you’ve not yet read it, the Pianodao review of the new piano syllabus explains all the changes and repertoire trends in depth... don’t miss this essential guide ⬇️

ABRSM 2027 & 2028 Piano Exam Pieces: A Comprehensive Review Explore ABRSM's 2027 & 2028 Piano Exam Pieces syllabus, featuring fresh repertoire, teaching notes, and digital resources for educators and students.

The latest sumptuous addition to the 'Faber Music Piano Anthology' series visits Middle-earth, and claims to offer "the best-loved themes from Howard Shore's landmark scores along with other featured songs, arranged for intermediate piano solo." Let's take a closer look...⬇️

Explore The Lord of the Rings Piano Anthology by Faber Music Discover Faber Music's stunning 'Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Piano Anthology', featuring 40 unforgettable themes for intermediate pianists.

Here’s a post I shared a year ago today…
A healthy teacher-student relationship offers a safe space in which we learn to pick up on cues, work stuff through, foster realistic expectations of others, navigate and embrace contradictions... 👇

Contradiction and Connection A healthy teacher-student relationship offers a safe space in which we learn to pick up on cues, work stuff through, foster realistic expectations of others, navigate and embrace contradictions.

Ten years ago today, I gave this stunning collection an excellent review. In the years since, many of my students have loved it. I have come to regard it as an essential collection for elementary learners: ⬇️

Jazzin’ About the Year This might just be the perfect book of pieces for children learning the piano who are around UK Grade 1-2 level. Variety, excellence, and grounded in the player’s life and the changing season…

Molly Gebrian's best-selling book 'Learn Faster, Perform Better' is a great read, based on valuable research. But players with ADHD will need to recalibrate some of her advice in order to leverage the benefits she promotes.
Here's how we can adapt her micro-break idea (and why we need to)... ⬇️

Optimising Practice: Micro-Breaks for ADHD Musicians Explore how Molly Gebrian's insights from "Learn Faster, Perform Better" can be adapted for neurodiverse musicians, especially those with ADHD.

This looks great - review to follow soon!

Karen Marshall has written this insightful guest post for Pianodao, in which she points to the continuing challenges faced by those whose childhood and education were disrupted by the pandemic, and offers powerful hope that through piano lessons, we can help rebuild that generation… ⬇️

Rebuilding a Generation: The Impact of Piano Lessons Post-Pandemic Explore how piano lessons can aid in rebuilding a generation impacted by the pandemic, focusing on empathy and tailored teaching.

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Crafins investigates which piano practice apps best support digital music learning.

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