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Music teaching tips from MTNA
Saturday, April 01, 2006
The MTNA website has a nice page that features quick teaching tips from teachers. Here are a couple:
I have the students teach me for a lesson. In a group class (at an age-appropriate level), I have them teach each other.

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Young piano students struggling with forming a good hand position respond well when I say "shape your hands like a turtle shell." I keep a toy turtle near the piano and bring it to the keyboard when a reminder is needed.
More MTNA teaching tips here . . .

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