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21.01.2022 Gotta be happy about having my article in the UK National Association of Music Teaching Professionals

20.01.2022 Very excited to presenting the Aural & Theory Toolkit at JG Windows Music Shops in Newcastle this Wednesday. Free tickets are available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aural-and-theory-easilearn-w

19.01.2022 And look there he is, one of the true masters of the Orff-Schulwerk, Richard Gill! Loving a few of the FB memories ;-)

19.01.2022 How good is this!

18.01.2022 Looking forward to this tomorrow

18.01.2022 Teaching at the Sydney Conservatorium

18.01.2022 What is this thing called Orff and whats it got to do with piano teaching? https://pianoteachingpd.eventbrite.com Orff-Schulwerk is an approach to music education that was initiated by composer-educator Carl Orff and teaching colleague Dorothee Gunther in the 1930s, and later with Gunild Keetman from the late 1940s onwards. Since that time it has spread throughout the world. It is concerned with what the student does to be musical.... Orff Schulwerk uses melody and rhythm as elemental forces which form the seed for musical growth. It incorporates movement as essential to the learning process because through movement, students can express their awareness and understanding of musical concepts before they can verbally explain them. The first concern of the Schulwerk is the learner and the needs of the learner for the present and the future; and it provides nourishment for the musicality of each student. Through this approach, the student is encouraged to perform, improvise, compose and talk about music, leading to an understanding of notation and analysis. This experience provides the basis for deeper conceptual understanding. The Orff process enables teaching and learning to proceed from repertoire for students imitation and exploration, to a transfer of knowledge to students own performance and composition. Creativity is one of the most important aspects of Orff-Schulwerk. Being creative demonstrates students growing musical independence and flexibility in musical thinking. Through emotional and intellectual responses to physical and aural experiences, students develop deep aural and musicological understanding of musical concepts and enhanced creativity. This holistic approach is one that caters for lifelong learning. Success and confidence creating music is achieved for the student through the use of developmental, cumulative and sequential musical experiences. Students gain a deep understanding of repertoire and how music works through their own creative process. (From OrffNSW.org.au) This is why the Orff approach is perfect for learning to play the piano.

18.01.2022 Loving my hobby job of coaching running and swimming and helping people raise money for cancer research.

18.01.2022 New research...not that we didn't know ;-) https://psmag.com/e/trained-musicians-make-better-decisions

17.01.2022 This is really the ultimate Forte Family. Stuart has owned his Forte school since 2003 (if I remember correctly) and his two children were toddlers then, look at them now. They both went through all the Forte courses and of course had an amazing teacher in their dad. What a great experience to play as a family - and they love it!

15.01.2022 When I studied French Horn, at university it was never this kewl to be a French Horn player! This is an awesome ad for a fantastic orchestra.

14.01.2022 An honour to be a member of this amazing group.

14.01.2022 amazing playing

14.01.2022 Piano Teacher PD One Day Workshop

14.01.2022 Using Garage Band to enhance the learning of exam students. And there are so many wins!

14.01.2022 Read it and pass on to as many people as you can - learning music is one of the keys to successful schools... https://ideapod-com.cdn.ampproject.org//derelict-scho/amp/

13.01.2022 https://www.easilearnmusic.com//what-do-binge-watching-tv-

12.01.2022 2019 is Forte School of Music's 25th anniversary. After 25 years I still love what I do. I love the joy I see in students faces. I love that kids are growing up... loving playing music. Scarily, I also love that students that I had in the 90s are now starting to bring their kids to Forte - wow that is amazing! Thank you to my amazing colleague and friend Gillian Erskine who has been on this journey with me from the beginning. And to all the people that make Forte great, our school owners and of course the amazing group of teachers we have in every one of our schools.

11.01.2022 Teaching a workshop in Dublin

11.01.2022 Very excited to be teaching this course at the Sydney Con in January.

10.01.2022 Adelaide Piano Teachers who would like to delve into different approaches to teaching, join us for an indepth, hands-on day (you'll be sitting at a keyboard/piano so you can try things out) of exploring the Orff-Schulwerk approach to teaching using the new 2018 - 2020 Trinity College Piano Syllabus. If you've never tried out Trinity this is your opportunity to explore the syllabus along with the Orff approach. http://pianoteachersadelaide.eventbrite.com

10.01.2022 I love this quote and highly recommend every teacher (and everyone else) continues to learn more and more. Keep that brain active!

09.01.2022 Very excited to have Carly McDonald at the Forte National Conference.

09.01.2022 Busy time this month. Teaching in Hong Kong.

08.01.2022 I had an awesome time presenting the Aural & Theory workshop to all those wonderful teachers in Melbourne. Thanks Nathan from Hal Leonard and the Australian Piano Teacher for organising.

08.01.2022 Next week in London

08.01.2022 What lovely feedback from a piano teacher: "Im in my 80s and have been teaching most of my life, but Im always open to new ideas and new technologies. Pauls ...workshop introduced new ways of using material I was already familiar with, along with excellent suggestions for making aural and theory activities a part of every lesson. And we all had a lot of fun in the process!" This is exactly what everyone should be doing in their 80s. Getting out, learning new things and having fun. So lovely to receive such delightful comments. One can only hope to be doing that in one's 80s! From the Aural & Theory Tool Kit I presented at #AdLibMusic in Chatswood last Saturday.

08.01.2022 Very honoured to be invited and be part of Tim Topham's 150th Podcast. And what a line up of wonderful teachers from around the world including: Lyndel Kennedy, Forrest Kinney, Tom Donald, Bradley Sowash, Nicola Cantan. https://timtopham.com/cptp150-global-piano-teaching-expert/

06.01.2022 Who agrees? https://mic.com//science-just-discovered-something-amazing

04.01.2022 Great to hang out with all these amazing pedagogues from around the world!

04.01.2022 Always great to have a chat with my friend Susan Head ;-) You can check out the Piano Teaching Success group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pianoteachingsuccess/

03.01.2022 Listening to the wonderful British pianist Joanna MacGregor.

03.01.2022 well worth a read...

02.01.2022 Well worth watching... enjoy I certainly did.