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Hi again,
Thanks for your answers.

My student has ended up with hiring a piano on a 3 months contract at £20 a month from a local music shop.

It gives us time to see how the child gets on with his new activity.

Dear everybody, I would like to ask whether you think a beginner child student should start with: -a weighted keys digital piano or -a graded keys one is good enough. I just think it will be more difficult (on an acoustic piano) if a student takes an exam in a year or so, and pricey to upgrade. Than...

Thanks Gill!

Dear everybody, I would like to ask whether you think a beginner child student should start with: -a weighted keys digital piano or -a graded keys one is good enough. I just think it will be more difficult (on an acoustic piano) if a student takes an exam in a year or so, and pricey to upgrade. Than...

Hi everybody, One of my students has just taken his Grade 2 exam. He started to prepare for it only in March. Now his parents want him to try and pass Grade 4 exam by January 2010 (to get into a boarding music school)!.. They want him to skip Grade 3, and (what makes me worried even more) he has onl...

Usually I start a lesson with warming-up exercises by Hanon. But I thought it might be really boring for younger children (9-11 y.o.).
What do you use in this case?

Thank you

Hi guys, I have a new student (10 y.o.) who is reluctant and has got no initiative and interest in playing the piano. He says he enjoys to play his play station and watch TV. But his father wants him to take Grade 2 exams. :) He doesn't really want to notice his son's feelings.. I'd like to ask if a...

Hi! I tryed to find out about LEA music services in my area(Putney) and couldn't find any. Do you know if it means that there are none of them? It would be great idea to be employed by school as a peripatetic teacher in nearest area. And I' would also like to know what kind of interview I should pas...

Hi guys! Thanks so much for all your answers!! I'm impressed with quantity of books here:) I hope I'll make a good choice:)

Thanks,guys, for your answers! Very useful! I'm going to the music shop as soon as I have time:)

What's about books for Grade 1-3 children? ABRSM series? Any other good books you'd recommend?

Thanks again for your replies!

I'm going to start teaching (private lessons)in UK and would like to ask you what books you use to teach piano children beginners and also Grade 1-3 in UK. Which of them(books) are more popular?
Thanks