Nicola Cantan

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About Nicola Cantan

Nicola Cantan is a piano teacher, blogger and creator of teaching resources. She has been teaching piano to students of all ages since 2005, and currently runs an innovative and inclusive piano studio in Dublin, Ireland.

Nicola loves getting piano students learning through laughter, and exploring the diverse world of music making; through improvisation, composition and games. You can find lots of creative teaching articles and ideas on her site at: www.colourfulkeys.ie/blog.

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The Piano Practice Physician's Handbook: 32 Common Piano Student Ailments and How Piano Teachers Can Cure Them for GOOD (Books for music teachers) 25/03/2017

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"The Piano Practice Physician's handbook is the book that I would have written about practice had I ever got around to putting all my ideas into one place! I recommend this resource to piano teachers and students everywhere."
Tim Topham, Piano teacher & blogger at timtopham.com

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Do you wish your students would practice smarter not harder? Are you tired of nagging your students about the same things over and over?

Do you want your students to make faster progress in their piano studies?

Right now, all over the world, piano students are wasting precious practice time. And piano teachers are straining valuable vocal chords telling them to practice more. It’s time to reexamine this setup, and cure the underlying piano practice ailments.

The Piano Practice Physician’s Handbook takes a fresh look at how piano teachers teach practice skills. These 32 piano student ailments and their cures open up new ways of thinking about piano practice problems. With this straight-forward and practical guide piano teachers can get their students practicing more effectively, making faster progress, and having more fun!

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"A must-read for every piano teacher, The Piano Practice Physician’s Handbook is full of practical advice you can start using with your students today! Follow the prescriptions and your studio will be full of musicians with healthy practice habits."
Bridey Gibson, Piano teacher & blogger at pianosaurusrex.nz

"The Piano Practice Physician's handbook is the book that I would have written about practice had I ever got around to putting all my ideas into one place! Nicola has created a resource that uses a clever analogy between medicine and music so your studio is the "practice clinic" and practice problems include those that are "chronic" right through to "vision impairment" and even "ear infections"! The links are both creative and instructive and will give teachers everywhere a new way to diagnose and 'treat' practice issues in their students.
So many times as teachers, we share the same tips with different students and I've often thought how great it would be if there was a reference of all the "ailments" that students present with and a recommended list of "treatments". Given how little time we actually get to spend with our students each week, it's vital that we teach them to practice correctly. This book will be of great value to both new and experienced teachers and even adult students in making sure they stay on top of their practice, get the most out of every minute at the keyboard and ensure that problems hopefully don't become chronic.
I recommend this resource to piano teachers and students everywhere."
Tim Topham, Piano teacher & blogger at timtopham.com

Your Piano Practice Clinic
Chronic Issues (Bad Practice Habits)
Start Again Syndrome
Finger Fascination
Leap Phobia
Octave Disorientation
I-played-it-better-at-home-itis
Finger Hiccups
Instant Memorisation
Fevers & Chills (Tempo Issues)
Presto Infatuation
Vivace Influenza
Allegro Anxiety
Tempo Shivers
Heart Palpitations (Rhythm Inconsistencies)
Restlessness
Beam Fever
Rhythm Allergy
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Practice Pie: The step-by-step guide to helping your child enjoy their music practice (Books for music teachers) 23/08/2021

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Music practice arguments in families are seemingly so ubiquitous that it’s become a trope used in sitcoms. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Your child can have a wonderful experience with music and you can enjoy watching their progress without practice becoming a battlefield.

In Practice Pie, I’ll teach you how to support your child in their musical journey. I can’t promise it will be as easy as pie (but then, is pie really easy?) but I can promise to make it quick and practical, with a little humour thrown in for good measure.

You signed your child up for lessons because you wanted them to enjoy and appreciate music. You deserve a taste of that fun, too. Let’s get baking so we can take a bite of some delicious music practice pie!

Practice Pie is a charming and accessible book that teachers, parents and students will gain immense benefit from reading! It is full of wisdom and practical advice. I plan to make it required reading for all my piano families!
– Katherine Fisher, co-author of Piano Safari, pianosafari.com

“Learning to play an instrument takes practice and learning to practice takes practice. Nicola Cantan’s ‘Practice Pie’ is the perfect recipe for showing parents how to create tasty practice sessions at home with their children.”

– Shelly Davis, Piano Parent Podcast, pianoparentpodcast.com

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Playful Preschool Piano Teaching: How to teach piano to 3-5 year olds with listening, learning and laughter (Books for music teachers) 07/10/2019

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“This must-read by the great educator Nicola Cantan is a masterful insight into creative, engaging and fun teaching techniques! 14 inspiring, empowering and time-saving tips for successfully teaching ‘toofpranie’ lessons with preschoolers (and children of all ages).”

Glory St. Germain

ARCT RMT MYCC UMTC Founder/CEO Ultimate Music Theory

Maybe you’re a piano teacher already. Maybe you’re a pretty awesome one. But teaching piano to preschoolers is a whole other can of jelly beans. If you try to teach these little ones “traditionally” you’re not going to have any fun, and neither are they.

Preschoolers need to move, sing and explore. They need to PLAY. We know this, but it can be hard to make piano lessons fun while still being purposeful. I’ve been there, I’ve tested every approach, and in this book I’ve broken down the most effective teaching strategies for preschool piano as well as how to structure your lessons for maximum success.

Learn how to take the playful approach to teaching piano to 3–5 year olds and watch your littlest piano students thrive.

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Rhythm in 5: Quick & effective rhythm games for private music lessons (Books for music teachers) 26/01/2019

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You know rhythm is important. Vital, even. But many weeks you simply run out of time to work on rhythm with your students. There’s so much else to do and clapping drills are pretty dull anyway – so you leave them out. If that sounds like a familiar struggle, this is the book for you.

Rhythm in 5 includes 25 different rhythm activities that can be done in 5 minutes or less with minimal equipment and which will have a massive impact on your students’ rhythm skills. The rhythm games help students to learn about beat, note values and metre through fun and movement. Every idea works on multiple levels for any instrument. Suggestions are given for how to expand each activity, make it easier or harder, and how to connect the dots with repertoire and scales.

Start a rhythm revolution in your studio today.

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