Encouragement: Possibly a Teacher's Most Powerful Tool
As an experienced full-time educator in the business of nurturing and developing talents, I firmly believe the power of encouragement is...
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Candice Choong
Nov 17, 20222 min read
SNAP! The Music Way
Some card games are evergreen. The passing of time does little to erode their relevance and compromise the level of fun they shower on...
Candice Choong
Nov 6, 20221 min read
Take a Bow: Piano Recital 2022
The raison d'être of any recital or concert is to push budding young talents out of their snugly cocoons, expose them to playing in front...
Candice Choong
Jul 21, 20222 min read
Student Activity: Snakes and Ladders Rhythm Game
It's not a game familiar to most digital native kids these days. But when I was young, Snakes and Ladders used to be a game I played...
Candice Choong
Dec 24, 20211 min read
A Jolly Christmas 2021!
When M first came to me in 2019, I was told by her mother that she could not keep up with the pace of her curriculum in the music school....
Candice Choong
Apr 5, 20212 min read
Student Activity: Key Signature Matches
Keys and key signatures: A perennial topic my young students struggle to grasp. Yet, it is an unquestionably important concept that...
Candice Choong
Apr 16, 20202 min read
Piano Lessons the Right Way
One day, I received a text from a mother stating my student, M, fell and broke her left arm while at the playground. Wrapped in a cast...
Candice Choong
Sep 5, 20192 min read
Gee, We're Glad, A!
The performance by student A below may seem rosy, but like the image on the left, only both of us know how far and tough the journey to...
Candice Choong
Aug 30, 20191 min read
Say it With Music: Miranda
I cannot be prouder of this six-year-old who has achieved what I deem a significant milestone. When her mother first brought her to me...
Candice Choong
Aug 28, 20191 min read
Say it With Music: Juno
It pays to prepare early. When Juno told me she would like to add some Christmasy grooves to her repertoire collection, I wasted no time...
Candice Choong
Jun 26, 20192 min read
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