Do your students know how to put the ‘final polish’ on their pieces ready for recitals, competitions and exams? Do they understand those final practice strategies and essential mindset shifts which help to anchor their playing ready to give polished and creative performances? Do you know how to teach piano performance confidently?
Playing piano and performing piano are two different things! You’ve probably noticed that just because students can do the first, does not mean they are ready for the second. In addition to that, teaching performance requires a different skill set, and this can be challenging if you are not currently performing very much yourself.
Performing in recitals and exams can be daunting for our students:-
They need a systematic but simple way to tackle those last few weeks of performance prep so it doesn’t become overwhelming. Our ‘Seven Top Tips’ performance posters & cards streamline how you teach piano performance skills, and help your students feel confident mastering the fundamentals of performance!
A teacher’s understanding and communication of how to teach piano performance is crucial for building a student’s confidence and stage presence. One of the best things you can do as a teacher is to equip yourself to teach piano performance pro-actively. Smooth out the pathway to performing, and help students approach their recitals and exams with confidence and clarity.
To teach piano performance well, we must focus on nurturing the skills needed for stage presence and emotional connection with the music. Incorporating techniques that teach piano performance into lessons can help students bridge the gap between playing and performing.
This tried and true set of performance preparation strategies includes essential concepts to teach piano performance effectively.
Our ‘Seven Top Tips’ Set include:
- The importance of establishing VARIETY in their PRACTICE time
- The need for ‘PERFORMANCE PRACTICE’ before the big day…and how to get it
- Music is NOT an obstacle course – it’s a narrative! We always give a more nuanced performance when we know how to let the music ‘tell a story’
- Ideas to SIMULATE PERFORMANCE, and help students get used to playing for others
- The need to pro-actively ENGAGE your MIND when performing, and tips on how to practice doing this
- The power of using ‘VISUALISATION’ to improve fluency and musicality
- Counsel against ‘perfectionism’ in performing – we are humans not robots, and its much more helpful to teach students to be resilient, not ‘perfect’!
Take a look at our ‘Seven Top Tips for Piano Performance’ Poster Set:
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This poster and card set is a great way to boost your students ‘performance IQ’ and increase the fluency and quality of their performances in the last few weeks. Easily the best way to learn secure performance skills quickly.
Teach piano performance today – This set is useful for all ages and stages, from Early elementary right through to Advanced diplomas. (Also helpful for teachers who want to get back to performing confidently too!)
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Need more effective & efficient Practice Strategies? You will love this ‘Recital Prep Kit’
Want to make performance prep fun for children, and ‘neutralise’ those nerves? Check out the Recital Shakedown practice game!
Why not help your students get used to performing, with a ‘Piano Party Class’? Check out our range of ‘Piano Party’ Integrated Teaching Bundles
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