Blog | Carly Ingalls Piano - Pianist and Piano Instructor

Feb 214 min

5 Things Every Piano Student Should Know Before Reading a Single Note

Early on in my teaching career, I feel that my biggest weakness as a teacher was placing too great and too early of an emphasis on...

Dec 27, 20234 min

2024 Musical Intentions

The week between Christmas and New Years is a time that we often take to reflect on the past year, and to set intentions or resolutions...

Nov 29, 20232 min

10 Favorite Christmas Recordings

It's after Thanksgiving, and around here, that means Christmas music! Actually, my students and I have been working on Christmas music...

Nov 20, 20233 min

Musical Gratitude

Thanksgiving is a season of gratitude; and I want to take some time to reflect on and express the things that I am grateful for as a...

Oct 31, 20234 min

What I Learned from Mozart: The Reign of Love by Jan Swafford

I recently finished reading Mozart: The Reign of Love by Jan Swafford. The book is a thorough history of the famous prodigy spanning...

Oct 20, 20233 min

The Benefits of an Acoustic Piano

What are the benefits of learning and playing on a real piano? I often see parents hesitate to start their children with an acoustic...

Apr 20, 20201 min

Charting a New Course - Online Piano Lessons

COVID-19 has changed all of our lives. Many of us have had our lives turned upside down in a matter of weeks, myself included. I love...

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