This weekend’s guest writer is teacher and composer Jeni Warder who owns the Keys Piano School in Greater Manchester, UK. Jeni is writing a series of articles for this blog focusing on how to develop a student’s composition skills at various levels. Today, she tackles Grade 2. As a teacher at Keys Piano School in…
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Teaching Through Composition – First steps in Harmony at Grade One Level: Jeni Warder
I’m delighted to welcome back Jeni Warder, who is the founder and director of Keys Piano School in Bolton near Manchester. Jeni is a passionate piano and composition teacher and in this post she explores teaching Grade 1 composition; there is also a downloadble free resource at the bottom of the post so that you…
Teaching Through Composition: Thinking in phrases at Initial level – Jeni Warder
Teacher, writer and composer Jeni Warder has penned my latest guest article. Jeni, who owns and runs the Keys Piano School in Bolton, UK, is writing a regular column on this blog. Here, she is focusing on teaching composition to young students. You can read Jeni’s previous posts here and here. Recently I was given…
Finding Their Voice: Progress Through Composing by Jeni Warder
Jeni Warder is my guest writer this week. She is the founder and creative director of the Keys Piano School in Bolton (UK). Jeni is writing a series of posts for this blog focusing on using composition as a helpful learning tool for younger students. Composing our own, original music is always a liberating experience,…
Six Imaginative Gift Ideas For Aspiring Musicians: Jeni Warder
It’s nearly Christmas time again, and today’s guest writer, Jeni Warder, offers a few ‘stocking filler’ suggestions and ideas for your young pianists. Jeni is the Creative Director and owner of the Keys Piano School in Bolton (UK). She is highly experienced at teaching young beginners, and she will be writing a series of posts…