This Memo includes:

• Feature Article: What Makes A Child Prodigy?

• Practice Tip

• Student Showcasing

• Students Hall of Fame

• Upcoming MOM events includes Fall registration for CLASSES at North Kirkland Community Center and Spartan Recreation Center in Shoreline.

• Parents Ask Pam - What is proper piano hand position?

Feature Article - What Makes A Child Prodigy?

What makes a piano prodigy? We have all seen those videos of cute little children playing amazingly fast, classical piano pieces. Did this child really do this on their own or do they just have extremely involved parents pushing them along?

This Memo includes

• Practice Tip - One thing to improve your piano playing without actually practicing!

• Students Hall of Fame

• Upcoming MOM events includes Fall registration for CLASSES at North Kirkland Community Center and Spartan Recreation Center in Shoreline.

• Parents Ask Pam - What should my child be practicing at home?

Feature Article - Why Do Kids Want Piano Lessons?

I’ve written extensively about why parents want their children to get a music education or play the piano, but this time, I want to write about the kids’ perspective. What is the reason most children want to learn to play the piano?

Feature Article - What Are Preschool Piano Lessons?

What do piano lessons look like for a preschool-aged child?

This is such a common question! I get it from parents, piano teachers and curious friends. In fact, when I started Move Over Mozart in Washington, in 1994, I was advised against teaching piano to such young children by other, supposedly more experienced piano and music teachers. But the market has changed and now, product and services are in response to the demands of the parents. With nearly 30 years experience, we are one of the few piano schools that offers a quality piano program specifically for the preschool-aged child.

Why is our piano program for young children the best? First we consider common characteristics of being a child. They are active, curious, and . . .

Feature Article - Reminiscing About Past Recitals

With our Spring Recital coming up later this month, I thought it would be fun to remember some special moments of our past recitals.

Our first recital was the Spring of 1995. We had it at the Prosser Piano Store in Seattle. I had pasted each recital song on colorful card stock for the students to perform from and then take home. This turned out to be a lot more work than I anticipated and was up quite late the night before getting everything ready, . . .