🎹 Piano Pedagogy & Kids Learning

This category explores how children learn piano — from their first musical discoveries to the more complex skills they develop as they grow. Lisa shares thoughtful insights, real teaching stories, and practical ideas that help parents and teachers understand the learning process behind the music.

Why Bach Is So Hard to Play

When I was young, I never questioned why I had to play Bach’s Two‑Part Inventions, Hanon exercises, or Czerny studies. I simply did what I was told. To me, Bach wasn’t much different from Mozart — just another composer in the stack of music I practiced every day. It wasn’t until my twenties that I realized something surprising: playing Bach had the power to calm me down instantly whenever I felt anxious. No other composer did that for me. That discovery changed the way I un

Lisa Cheng

May 183 min read