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Marian Lamoureux of Hinsdale | How to Choose a Piano Teacher
Most families choose a piano teacher the way they choose a lot of things. They ask a neighbor, find someone close to home, and hope it works out. Marian Lamoureux of Hinsdale thinks the choice deserves more thought than that, because the right teacher can keep a child playing for years and the wrong one…
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Marian Lamoureux of Hinsdale | What Parents Should Actually Do During Practice Week
The most common question Marian Lamoureux of Hinsdale gets from parents is not about music. It is about practice. How much should they push, how much should they watch, and whether they should be sitting beside the child the whole time. Her answer changes with the age of the student. It is not the same…
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Marian Lamoureux of Hinsdale | The Case for Scales Nobody Wants to Hear
Almost no student has ever been excited to practice scales. Marian Lamoureux of Hinsdale has never met one. She assigns them anyway, every year, to almost every student, and she has reasons that go past tradition. A scale is not busywork. It is the most efficient way to teach a hand to move evenly, to…
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Marian Lamoureux of Hinsdale | Teaching Piano in Two Countries
Marian Lamoureux of Hinsdale began teaching piano at sixteen, in Ontario, with a student from down the street whose mother thought she might be patient enough for the work. She taught in the Ontario school system for years, ran a private studio out of her home, and raised three children while she did it. In…