Remember this, we're here to teach piano not just how to teach the pieces.
There are 6 basics of a beautiful tone:
1) natural use of the body
2) Tempo (meter)
3) Beat (rhthym and pluse)
4) Sing while shaping the phrase
5) Legato and staccato articulation
6) Dynamics forte and piano
Sitting strong with a good back means that your shoulders won't make your arms push on your hands too much, the resulting tone will be less tense. Grab with the whole hand even if only the pinky is playing.
Yoga Scales - legato, think pad to palm; think grab a tissue, take the keys!
UP Tonalization
On the srong beat, soar extend all the way up with a relaxed wrist.
DOWN Tonalization
The hard should fall down with no hesitation, drop straight down and think about grabbing; falling like a rock to the bottom. Thing about diving deeper, grab on to the bottom, move the finger pad to palm and stay down.
I am a new Suzuki Piano Teacher with many years of experience teaching classical piano at the beginners and intermediate levels to children of all ages. I am creating this blog to capture some of my rough notes from teacher training, pedagogy books, workshops and experiences from my own studio. The earlier entries are taken from the lesson notes for the pre-Twinkle level class I had taught outside the formal Suzuki method. Your comments and feedback are most helpful. Enjoy!
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