As of April 2023, Piano Power is thrilled to offer our teachers full health benefits. This has been a dream of ours for a while, and many of our current teachers have told us how much it would mean to them. It's an honor to be able to make it a reality. As...

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Stories of Piano Power Parents Who Play in Recitals
Most of our students are kids, so our recital participants typically comprise the 18 and under set. However, there are a few brave, grown-up souls who place themselves (willingly!) on the roster of recital performers. Stephanie Petrusha says playing her first recital...
Moms share the benefits, challenges of music lessons
Gaea Gomez Fidler loved music as a kid, but found lessons boring. Her more musically experienced siblings, some of them classically trained, pressured Gaea to level up. And so, like so many kids who don't get what they need from lessons, Gaea gave up rather than level...
Are Group Piano Lessons Good for Your Child?
Piano Power doesn't offer group piano lessons, but that doesn't mean we don't endorse them! Parents and students should definitely weigh all of their options before starting lessons, and sometimes group is the way to go. This article by Jennifer Hughes of Know Your...
Music Education: Celebrating the Science-Tested Benefits
Music offers children important opportunities for self-expression, and can be an empowering force in their lives. They're often some of the most eager participants in World Music Day. This annual celebration of musical creativity invites musicians of all stripes to...
Introducing Studio Power, Our New Virtual Rock Band Program!
https://youtu.be/K9J9AVbHE2o How does it work? Students choose a song, learn their parts virtually in lessons, and participate in Zoom meetings with their bandmates and teacher. Students experience a safe and healthy rock band experience, and leave with an...
How to Prepare for a Top-Notch Online Piano Lesson
The verdict is in: for most people, online piano lessons have been a huge success! Our teachers and students have been surprised to find out how productive, comforting, and fun virtual lessons can be. The following info will prepare you to rock your next online piano...
Adult Student Profile: Alysia Stiles Kinsella
"I allow myself room to take things at a pace I can handle so lessons don’t become stressful." After her kids started piano and voice lessons, Alysia Stiles Kinsella got a hankering for lessons of her own. She’d taken piano once in her twenties, but it was time for a...
How to Inspire a Bored Music Student
Photo by Ana Carolina from Pexels by Abraham Levitan No one is good at something all of the time. Writers, artists, athletes, business owners and employees all go through dry spells-- we're uninspired, our work stinks, our performance suffers, we dread practicing. In...
Adult Student Profile: Keith Weinberg
"There is enough time, you just have to say 'no' to something else that probably doesn’t deserve your time and attention anyway." Fourteen years ago, Keith Weinberg attempted to learn guitar from a book. Without the support and expertise of a teacher, he gave up after...
10 Helpful Recital Day Tips for Music Students
With Piano Power recitals right around the corner, you may be wondering how you can best prepare your child for the big day. Their music is rehearsed and recital-ready, but is there anything else left to do? Here’s some tips for recital day success that you may not be...
Adult Student Profile: Julie Bromley
"It's great to be able to do something just because you love it." After student Julie Bromley and her husband inherited a beautiful piano from a relative, she knew the moment had come. It was time for music again. Julie took lessons from childhood throughout college....