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I love writing relevant and helpful articles for today's piano teachers and students. From hosting the perfect recital to teaching your students to sight-read or to accompany, my blog has a variety of articles written just for you, with the success of your students in mind!

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Designing and creating attractive and kid-friendly research-based educational resources for students just like yours is one of my favorite things! From music worksheets and games to classroom & studio decor, you'll find a variety of resources perfect for your students in my shop. Check them out!

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I believe there is music in every child, and it is such a joy to help each child I teach fall in love with music! If you are the parent of a K-12 student, I look forward to working with your child and giving your child an amazing set of skills that can be used for a lifetime of musical enjoyment.

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Hi! I'm Melody. I enjoy helping piano teachers like you feel empowered to create the piano studio you've always wanted so that you can live your best piano teaching life.

My goal is to provide creative solutions to the issues you face on a daily basis by drawing from my own experiences so you know that I am working hard right beside you.

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Melody Payne teaching music lessons online: equipment list

Equipment for Teaching Online Piano Lessons

And all of a sudden, we’re all teaching online piano lessons. I’ve received so many questions about the equipment I use that I thought it would be nice to share a list of all of my favorite tools for teaching online piano lessons. It’s very important to note that this equipment wasn’t purchased all at … Read More about Equipment for Teaching Online Piano Lessons

How to teach online piano lessons by Dr. Melody Payne

Teaching Piano Lessons Online with Skype & FaceTime

Thanks to videoconferencing tools such as Zoom, Skype, and FaceTime, teaching music lessons online is becoming more and more popular among teachers all over the world. In this post I’ll share a few of my own experiences teaching online piano lessons: finding the right clients, introducing concepts in online lessons, visual aids, having online students perform in … Read More about Teaching Piano Lessons Online with Skype & FaceTime

Activities & Resources for Online Piano Lessons

5 Online Activities for Online Piano Lessons

I thought it would be really fun and helpful to put together a list of online resources and activities that we can use to supplement our online piano lessons. The list includes a wide variety of options and ideas, and I hope your students enjoy these activities. This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase … Read More about 5 Online Activities for Online Piano Lessons