Christmas Greetings from Nolan Feeny

Nolan Feeny, a young pianist from Okemos Michigan, performs "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" at River Terrace Church in East Lansing.

Technical Warm-Up Exercises for the Pianist

Borah Han, an undergraduate piano performance major at Michigan State University and a student in my class in piano pedagogy, demonstrates and describes technical warm-up exercises that she recommends for the developing pianist.

Teaching Keyboard Geography

Stephen Armstrong, an undergraduate piano performance major at Michigan State University, demonstrates a lesson plan and game for teaching keyboard geography to a young student.

Teaching Blues Piano

Daniel Bachelis, an undergraduate piano performance major and a student in MSU's undergraduate class in piano pedagogy, shows how to introduce simple blues improvisations to your students.

Beginning Piano Students at the Keyboard: Introducing Large and Small Muscle Groups

Justine Sasanfar discusses how to introduce the fundamental physical mechanisms that allow a student to healthfully and successfully make sound at the keyboard. Justine is a Master's Degree candidate in Piano Pedagogy and Collaborative Piano who played a stunning voice recital last night with works by Beethoven, Wolf, Debussy and Britten. I hope you enjoy her concise and refreshing instruction on the physical aspects of beginning piano technique.