Daniel Light

Pianist, Teacher, Arranger, Composer

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Say Yes to Silly

Say Yes to Silly

by | Thoughts on Teaching

​"If I had a third arm, I could play this duet all by myself," Annie commented after learning both parts of a duet in her Piano Safari book. "But it's so hard to find clothes when you have a third arm," I​ replied. "I know!" she responded. "I used to have one, but it...

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On Being Flexible

On Being Flexible

by | Thoughts on Teaching

"I hate that piece!" Patrick responded after hearing Simple Gifts, the next piece in his method book. "It's all sweet and cheerful. Yuck!"  He had just finished learning two pieces from Diane Hidy's set titled Mean Little Monsters, and he loved those. I wasn't...

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Halloween Lessons

Halloween Lessons

by | Thoughts on Teaching

Do you teach on Halloween, or do you take the day off, knowing your younger students will want to spend the evening trick-or-treating? I've always kept Halloween as a normal teaching day, but I encourage students to wear their costumes to piano lessons....

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A Large Part of Life . . .

A Large Part of Life . . .

by | Stories

A large part of life is paying attention. It’s a gentle reminder that might pop up when a piano student didn’t read his assignment and forgot to practice something, or when she arrived for a lesson without her piano books, or when he ignored the F-sharp...

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The Scheduling Puzzle

The Scheduling Puzzle

by | Thoughts on Teaching

Are you stressing over setting up your fall teaching schedule? It’s that dreaded time of year, and I've witnessed many teachers expressing frustration with this process lately. We’re grateful for all our students, of course; and having enough of them to...

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