Piano Teaching Notes by Lois Benson

I began learning piano from my grandma when I was five years old. It became the foundation for all the music I enjoy...playing trumpet, piano, and drums. Check here for some good music sites.

Lois taught thousands of students how to play piano over 78 years of her life. That's a lot of experience! At the age of 90, Lois died peacefully on September 15, 2002.

These are some articles she has written about teaching piano. They were originally published in Schmitt Music Center's quarterly newsletter called Musical Circles (Minneapolis, MN) in 1995-1996. (The SMC code on piano selections refers to Schmitt's catalog number.) Anyone that teaches piano will find these notes helpful. They may be used for teaching purposes if credit is given to the author.

• Biography of Lois Benson
• Music Composed by Lois Benson (free piano solos)

Articles by Lois Benson:

• Teaching Philosophy
• Teaching the Very Young
• Selected Music
• Supplemental Reading
• Jazz
• Boogie Blues Jazz, Rags & Rock
• Piano Teaching FAQs
  
• Sign: Go Slow to Hurry Up
• Handout: Grand Staff
• Picture: God Gave Us Music That We Could Pray Without Words

Dan Cimbura (my brother), Lois Benson, Tim (me), and Sharon Gerlach (my sister)
We performed a skit and played piano at my grandma's annual program to celebrate
her 75 years of teaching this April 2000.

Celebration cake at piano program on April 16, 2000