Practicing Ideas for Playing Lightly

Rhona-Mae Arca

April 13, 2013

Practicing Music, Music Education, Learning Music, Teaching Music

What to do when one hand is drowning out the other at the piano.

Rhona-Mae Arca

February 8, 2013

Practicing Music, Music Education

Using the Circle of Fifths to Practice Technique

Rhona-Mae Arca

February 8, 2013

Practicing Music, Music Education

Using the Circle of Fifths to Practice Technique

This popped into my head while I was teaching a lesson last week. I asked my student to play her Grade 8 piano technique by going through the Circle of Fifths.

Rhona-Mae Arca

February 5, 2013

Practicing Music, Music Education, Learning Music

Music Practicing 101 - Alternating Hand/Bar Drill

Rhona-Mae Arca

February 5, 2013

Practicing Music, Music Education, Learning Music

Music Practicing 101 - Alternating Hand/Bar Drill

My students and I started playing around with this practice drill last week. It's an accuracy drill to clean up notes, fingering and wonky timing.

Rhona-Mae Arca

January 28, 2013

Music Education, Practicing Music, Learning Music, Teaching Music

Music Practicing 101: Every Other Bar Drill

Rhona-Mae Arca

January 28, 2013

Music Education, Practicing Music, Learning Music, Teaching Music

This week, I've been working with my students to either increase the tempo of their repertoire or improve on the flow in their music.

Rhona-Mae Arca

October 17, 2012

Music Education, Practicing Music, Learning Music, Teaching Music

Music Practicing 101 - Keyboard Harmony Demo

Rhona-Mae Arca

October 17, 2012

Music Education, Practicing Music, Learning Music, Teaching Music

From a speed learning perspective as well as a piano accompanist perspective, I must say that keyboard harmony is a necessity! It's saved my bacon on numerous occasions.This video shows you how to practice when you are just starting out with keyboard harmony.