My Piano Journey

Duet with student Gala . This is her first duet ever!! I love duet !! It makes piano more fun !! Video click here Casey sharing a song with us ... A song to defeat the "Heartless Monster".  So beautiful and sad..... Hope you like it !!!!   Video click here    Alma (adult student) - play piano for two years in community college, took two years of break. Now returning to private studio. Video click here Samantha   sharing one of her fav piece f rom Book 21 of 30 <<Fifties Serenade>> Video click here Aiden B share <<Bittersweet Blues>> from Book 17 of 30. Video click here Congratulations to Kaden (teenager) finish 24 flash cards in 0:49 by Book#4 and Lesson#4. Here is his record = 2:25, 0:49  Congratulations to Emi (4 years old) finish 24 flash cards in 0:55 by Book#4 and Lesson#15. Here is her record = 1:31, 2:00, 1:27, 1:16, 1:14, 1:23, 0:55  So happy to receive a text from former student's ( Jared ) mom over the Mother's Day weekend and sh

  Building a Mini Habit of Practice Piano How to practice piano? - Print out https://bit.ly/MiniHabitOfPracticePiano Watch this 21 minutes video - Adapted from a book by Stephen Guise  Rewrite by Sue Dibble, piano teacher from mypianojourney.com “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” ~ Lao Tzu  When you repeat a behavior over time, your brain learns to automate the process. Repetition is the language of the (subconscious) brain.  Tips 1: Choose your mini habits & habit plan In this case, we are building up a mini habit of practice piano for lifetime Tips 2: Define your habit cues   The two common habit cues are time based and activity-based . In a time based cue, you’ll say, “I’m going to practice piano MWF at 3 PM.” In an activity based cue, you’ll say, “I’m going to practice piano MWF 30 minutes after I take my last bite at dinner.”  Tips 3: Create your reward plan  Talk to your piano student and design a reward system. Rewards encourage repeat behavior, and als

 8 C video This is the video you will learn about a piano tuner means when he or she said "C4". You will learn about the nicknames of all the C on piano !! All students should watch this video and take notes into your Compositional Notebook !! 4.7.2023 Good and GREAT Friday Nicolas took his last level of CM test in Feb of 2023, then the result was published in March. On April 7, 2023 Good Friday, I had him stop by to collect his certificate from me. He brought me a very nice letter, a bunch of sweets and a VISA gift card. Thank you Nicolas !! Your letter means so much to me!! Background Story...READ MORE here.... shorturl.at/fsFMY Woman Composer piece played by Olivia - Tiny piece played by Gala These students are taking CM test in Feb 2024 - Zara, Isaac, Vedhika, Olivia, Casey, Suvi and Dylan E . If you want to take test this year but your name is not here, then please TEXT Sue right now so that I can send you a video to find out what does it means taking CM test? Thank you