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PIANO TEACHER HELP DESK A Multi-Sensory Piano Party

How many of us use multisensory stimuli in our teaching? Though a multisensory approach has helped many SPLD students in academic subjects for some time now, it can be equally supportive, indeed inspirational, when used in piano lessons in a more general sense. Pupils of every age and level can be inspired by touching, seeing, smelling, and playing with objects, images, food, aromas, and extra-piano sounds.

The next time you have a class concert or party

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