RECOMMENDED PRACTICE ACCESSORIES
Metronome: Korg KDM-3 Digital Metronome
I love that it's volume (LOUD but with a rich acoustic sound!), easy tap-in to find your tempo, the +1 function (adjust a tempo by a single beat per minute), multiple options for accents and subdivisions, colored lights, and a very long battery life!
I love that it's volume (LOUD but with a rich acoustic sound!), easy tap-in to find your tempo, the +1 function (adjust a tempo by a single beat per minute), multiple options for accents and subdivisions, colored lights, and a very long battery life!
Specialty Piano Lamps for Grands & Uprights
Best clip-on LED lamp for grand pianos
Best lamp for upright pianos
Best clip-on LED lamp for grand pianos
Best lamp for upright pianos
Pedal Extender
This is incredibly helpful for younger & smaller pianists, as it allows them to stabilize their feet and use the pedals. I've tried many, and the best (by far) the DPH-PE-2. Available NEW here: http://www.dphmusicarts.com/
Note: I will help you resell to a younger pianist if you get one!
This is incredibly helpful for younger & smaller pianists, as it allows them to stabilize their feet and use the pedals. I've tried many, and the best (by far) the DPH-PE-2. Available NEW here: http://www.dphmusicarts.com/
Note: I will help you resell to a younger pianist if you get one!
Page Tabs
These make finding your assignments SO much easier (ensuring that no assignment gets left behind during practice!). Have them available to mark new assignments as we go through lessons. They are manufactured by several different companies.
These make finding your assignments SO much easier (ensuring that no assignment gets left behind during practice!). Have them available to mark new assignments as we go through lessons. They are manufactured by several different companies.
Flashcards for Notes, Rhythms, and Musical Terms
You'd think that with all the bells and whistles of digital games students would not be interested in old-fashioned flash cards... but they ARE. And this is a great way to practice the essentials!
You'd think that with all the bells and whistles of digital games students would not be interested in old-fashioned flash cards... but they ARE. And this is a great way to practice the essentials!
Music Dictionary
A useful collection of definitions, composers, and theory. This pocket-sized reference book of over 330 pages includes a broad range of important information, from basic principles of theory and concise biographies of composers to pronunciations of foreign terms and ranges of instruments and voices. This easy-to-use volume covers every major aspect of music!
A useful collection of definitions, composers, and theory. This pocket-sized reference book of over 330 pages includes a broad range of important information, from basic principles of theory and concise biographies of composers to pronunciations of foreign terms and ranges of instruments and voices. This easy-to-use volume covers every major aspect of music!
Adjustable piano bench (highly recommended!)
Here are some of my favorites:
On-Stage KB9503B Height Adjustable Piano Bench, Black Gloss
Height Adjustable Piano Bench - Hydraulic Lifting Keyboard Bench
Stagg PBH 780 BKP VBK Hydraulic Piano Bench,Black Velvet Top/Black Highgloss
Hidrau 43 Inch Duet Hydraulic Grand Piano Bench
Here are some of my favorites:
On-Stage KB9503B Height Adjustable Piano Bench, Black Gloss
Height Adjustable Piano Bench - Hydraulic Lifting Keyboard Bench
Stagg PBH 780 BKP VBK Hydraulic Piano Bench,Black Velvet Top/Black Highgloss
Hidrau 43 Inch Duet Hydraulic Grand Piano Bench