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Faculty Friday – Fun Facts

We share lots of things on our blog about our program, but today we want to share a little bit about our amazing faculty! We have an amazing group of teachers here at the Piano Academy, some of whom teach on a regular basis and some who help us out as subs when needed. They […]

Performing as a Teacher

Our Piano Academy recitals were this past Saturday, and they went so well! Even though recitals are a lot of work for me and the students, they are so fun. I absolutely love seeing my students perform. They often surprise me and surpass my expectations by how well they play. I was so proud of […]

Daily Teacher Checklists

At the Utah Piano Conservatory, we teachers strive to meet and keep a high standard, and one of the ways we do that is by using daily teacher checklists. Every day, each of us piano teachers fills out a checklist that reminds us of the things we should do to be better piano teachers for […]

December Student of the Month: Ava R

Congratulations to Ava R, our December Student of the Month! Each month we like to recognize a student who is both a great piano student and a wonderful example of our monthly “Virtue for Virtuosos.” This month’s highlighted attribute is SENSITIVITY. We love how music teaches kids to pay attention to the emotions they are feeling […]

The Piano Teacher-Student Connection

As a piano teacher, I am always trying to relate to and connect with each of my students. Some piano students share many of my personality traits, and those are the easy ones for me to develop a good relationship with. Some piano students are very different from me, and those are definitely the hard […]

November Piano Recitals

We host four piano recitals per year at Utah Piano Conservatory: February, May, July, and November. Piano teachers work with and encourage students to prepare memorized, polished solos for recital performance. Performance in recitals is by nomination from piano teachers for students who are performance ready. This includes preparation in performance etiquette (entrance, introduction, performance, bow […]

Piano Students Say It Best: What Does Sacrifice Mean?

by McKenna Rammell, Assistant Director At Utah Piano Conservatory, we are dedicated to helping our students develop both talent and testimony. By focusing each month on a different virtue from our list of Virtues for Virtuosos, students not only learn piano, they also learn valuable character traits. This month our virtue is SACRIFICE. […]

Composer of the Month at Piano Lessons: Liszt

by Kadee Henderson, Purple Piano Academy Solo Teacher Franz Liszt was a renowned Hungarian pianist and composer throughout Europe during the Romantic era. Liszt was born on October 22, 1811 in Raiding, Hungary (now Raiding, Austria). He learned to play the piano from his father, who was a talented […]

Don’t Wait for Carnegie Hall: Recognizing Achievement in Young Piano Students

By McKenna Rammell, Assistant Director I believe recognizing achievement early equals SUCCESS for piano students. Celebrating milestones means students gain confidence and are more likely to succeed at other life activities they choose. Many of us think the success of piano lessons comes after years of hard work: the”Carnegie Hall” moment. For instance, when a […]

What I Learned About the WHY of Piano Lessons

What I Learned About the WHY of Piano Lessons by Laura Blanchard, Piano Academy Teacher A couple weeks ago, I came home from school with an hour until I needed to go to work at Utah Piano Conservatory. Because I had just experienced another first week of school and my body […]

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