Music Lessons By The Park
Bennett Avenue N1E 2C4 Guelph, ON, Canada

While we've had some students play Joplin pieces as well as some jazz arrangements for piano here and there, we also think we can do better at including great music by Black composers in our students' repertoire.

"Five ways playing the piano makes us healthier in times of stress." A nice, short read. Thank you, SB for sharing. I always enjoy reading the articles and materials students share with me. And I'd like to add that teaching students, watching them progress and enjoy the fruits of their labour, *also helps reduce stress. We are lucky, as teachers, to witness many students' skills grow leaps and bounds during these times.<3 https://www.pianistmagazine.com//5-ways-playing-the-piano-

Why the piano is amazing for your brain. (via musicologielessons.com)

We believe that one of the perks of online lessons is the added value of "extras," like making videos for students to help them with specific challenges. Understanding the theory behind modes can get tricky. We put together this short video to show some of the ways that help students learn modes best. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/YWahALjNgmk

Sometimes we make short videos to help our students with hand position changes and other musical challenges. Here is a short piece by Renée Christopher titled "The Snake" from the RCM Level 1 book. Sometimes already available videos are too fast for students to catch certain details, so we're happy to provide slow versions for study purposes. https://youtu.be/B-6bKSC5IOo