Ep. 11 - Motivation is the Secret with Aaron Garner

Want to motivate your child to practice piano but don't know how? Aaron Garner, PhD in Piano Pedagogy and CEO of Piano Marvel shares his secrets he's used with his own children and with students over the years.  "Motivation," he says, "is all about relevancy. If you can make piano practice somehow relevant to the student, they will be motivated to practice."  Join as we discuss the sneaky and supportive ways to get your child motivated to practice piano! (links discussed in podcast below) FULL BIO Aaron Garner studied piano performance at Brigham Young University and the University of Southern Colorado. He did his graduate studies in piano performance and pedagogy at the University of Northern Colorado. His diverse experience of teaching music in the public schools (K-12), 2 universities, several large studios and a private studio helped him create a unique system of teaching.Some of Aaron’s significant contributions to the field of piano pedagogy are SASR (Standard Assessment of Sight Reading), Piano Marvel (teaching and assessment software), Scale Ninja, Learn to Play the Hymns Boot Camp, and a collection of hundreds of student compositions. Currently Aaron is CEO of Piano Marvel and does seminars across the country on student motivation, sight-reading, group teaching, student ensemble performance, composition, and performance video creation. LINKS Piano Marvel Home Page SASR - Standard Assessment of Sight Reading -  The SASR has been developed over the past 5 years into a sight  reading tool, unlike anything you’ve seen before. The SASR features over  2,000 sight reading excerpts divided into 90 levels.  As you take the SASR test, Piano Marvel will  automatically select excerpts that will challenge you. It’s like an  intelligent sight reading test that gives you an amazing sight reading  workout at the same time! Family Ensemble  Christmas Challenge  Keep Focused Game