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PPP 335: Piano Parent Summer Survival Kit (My first book on Amazon!)

26m · Piano Parent Podcast: helping teachers, parents, and students get the most of their piano lessons. · 29 May 09:58

Hot off the presses....

I just released my first book on Amazon and I'll tell you all about it in today's episode.

Sum·mer ˈsəmər/ noun

  1. the warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere from December to February.

  2. the time of year when many piano students backslide with their hard earned piano skills.

 

Sur·viv·al sərˈvīvəl/ noun

  1. the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances.

  2. how piano parents feel when struggling to prevent the aforementioned backsliding.

 

Kit kit/ noun

  1. a set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose.

  2. this book:  a source of rescue and ideas to help aforementioned piano parent when struggling to help aforementioned backsliding piano kid.

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