Blog | Katie Dean

Music and the Art of Long Term Relationships

The key to staying committed

Better Practice App

The Better Practice App is a program that works on any device. It is not an app in the App Store but a web page in any browser. You can...

Working together

Positive Steps to Piano Practice When we go to piano lessons, we review our projects and songs. Then we learn new fragments to songs and...

Fun with chords!

When you are driving or walking somewhere, what do you look at to help you find your way? Do you look at the street signs, maybe...

Composition Time

I love going to the art gallery or seeing children's art work, or new artists and designers at markets, and what they have created. It's...

Piano Posture

How you hold your hands at the piano can have a great effect on how well you play. Resting your hands on the piano edge stops you from...

How to practice

When you sit down to practice there are lots of things that you can do that will make it more beneficial, rather than just running...

How to find time to practice

This is the hardest part, finding time to practice. It is hard to dedicate time to yourself. I love to play the piano but many times I...