Peer Connections – Listening as a Way of Knowing: What Piano Study Teaches Us in an Age of Distraction

Drawing on experiences teaching students with diverse attentional styles and learning profiles, this session explores how piano teachers can cultivate deep listening, curiosity, and engagement in a distracted age. Together, we will consider what the piano studio reveals about learning, human development, and the kinds of habits that help young people flourish—not only as musicians, but as people.