Hello! Welcome to Dhyana’s Demos. My name is Dhyana Mishra and I am currently a sophomore in high school from West Melbourne, Florida.
During my freshman year, I began teaching piano lessons to special needs residents at Promise in Brevard, a local non-profit organization that provides housing to adults with cognitive and physical disabilities.
At first, I tried teaching my students using my own old piano books, which use traditional music notation. After a couple of weeks, I noticed that some students were struggling to learn this way. I thought that perhaps an easier and more effective method to teach them existed. That led me to do some research online, and that’s when I came across Occupational Octaves Piano™.
The results after I began implementing Occupational Octaves Piano™ were promising and astounding. The progress I saw in each of my students was so remarkable that I reached out to Mr. Lee Stockner, who was very kind and supportive as I grew as a teacher and an advocate of Occupational Octaves Piano™.
After a couple of months, I was truly able to understand the impact that learning music through Occupational Octaves Piano™ had on the residents and their families. I wanted to bring this experience to a larger audience so several others could share in this joy of discovering the world of music.
That’s why, under Mr. Stockner’s mentorship, I started creating video demonstrations of his curriculum. Below, you’ll find links to YouTube videos which are demonstrations of popular selections from the Occupational Octaves Piano™ curriculum. My hope is that these videos help not only special needs piano learners but also anyone who is interested in learning music in a simple, fun way.
Thank you for visiting Dhyana’s Demos. Enjoy!
Barely into her teens, Dhyana Mishra began volunteering to teach piano to people with intellectual disabilities. After discovering how empowering Occupational Octaves™ is for people who struggle to read and succeed with traditional music notes, she wanted to help her students even when she wasn’t with that. For this reason, Dhyana has volunteered to create Dhyana’s Demos!
These slow demonstration videos are designed so that users of both Occupational Octaves Piano™ and The Stockner Method™ can listen to the songs they will perform while carefully watching hand position and finger movements. Watch “How to Use Dhyana’s Demos” for an example.
NOTE: While these demonstrations are performed with the #RingsOnTheFingers and a labeled keyboard, users of The Stockner Method™ will remove them.
The New C
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 1
The Stockner Method™ Book 1A, Page 7
The New D
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 3
The Stockner Method™ Book 1A, Page 12
The New E
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 5
The Stockner Method™ Book 1A, Page 17
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 7
The Stockner Method™ Book 1A, Page 21
The New B
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 11
The Stockner Method™ Book 1A, Page 27
The New A
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 13
The Stockner Method™ Book 1A, Page 31
The New F
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 15
The Stockner Method™ Book 1A, Page 36
The New g
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 16
The Stockner Method™ Book 1B, Page 5
Yankee Doodle
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 17
The Stockner Method™ Book 1B, Page 11
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 18
The Stockner Method™ Book 1B, Page 15
Hot Cross Buns
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 20
The Stockner Method™ Book 1B, Page 20
Call & Response
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 23
The Stockner Method™ Book 1B, Page 24
Singing Tune
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 22
The Stockner Method™ Book 1B, Page 29
The New G
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 28
The Stockner Method™ Book 1B, Page 34
Row Your Boat
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 29
The Stockner Method™ Book 1B, Page 38
The New f
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 33
The Stockner Method™ Book 2A, Page 7
Just Relax
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 1, Page 31
The Stockner Method™ Book 2A, Page 11
Morning
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 2, Page 29
The Stockner Method™ Book 2A, Page 15
Minuet in G Major (EZ)
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 2, Page 13-14
The Stockner Method™ Book 2A, Page 25-26
Workin’ on the Railroad (EZ)
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 2, Page 27-28
The Stockner Method™ Book 2A, Page 33-34
The New a
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 2, Page 19
The Stockner Method™ Book 2B, Page 6
The New e
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 2, Page 29
The Stockner Method™ Book 2B, Page 9
London Bridge
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 2, Page 23-24
The Stockner Method™ Book 2B, Page 19-20
This Old Man (EZ)
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 2, Page Supp.
The Stockner Method™ Book 2B, Page 28-29
Song of Joy
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 2, Page 35-36
The Stockner Method™ Book 2B, Page 37-38
The New b
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 3, Page 1
The Stockner Method™ Book 3A, Page 8
The New d
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 3, Page 5
The Stockner Method™ Book 3A, Page 12
The New Low C
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 3, Page 6
The Stockner Method™ Book 3A, Page 18
Musette
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 3, Page 19-20
The Stockner Method™ Book 3A, Page 29-30
The New High C
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 3, Page 14
The Stockner Method™ Book 3A, Page 35
Wedding March
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 3, Page 25-26
The Stockner Method™ Book 3A, Page 42-43
The New High D
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 3, Page 30
The Stockner Method™ Book 3B, Page 8
Air
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 3, Page 33-34
The Stockner Method™ Book 3B, Page 15-16
When the Saints
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 4, Page 2-3
The Stockner Method™ Book 3B, Page 25-26
This Old Man
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 4, Page 28-29
The Stockner Method™ Book 3B, Page 33-34
A Few New G’s
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 4, Page 11
The Stockner Method™ Book 4A, Page 8
Happy Birthday
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 4, Page 12-13
The Stockner Method™ Book 4A, Page 15-16
Sakura, Sakura
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 4, Page 16-19
The Stockner Method™ Book 4A, Page 29-32
Careless Love
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 4, Page 22-23
The Stockner Method™ Book 4B, Page 8-9
Hungarian Dance
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 4, Page 34-37
The Stockner Method™ Book 4B, Page 22-25
Minuet in G Major
Occupational Octaves Piano™ Book 4, Page 8-9
The Stockner Method™ Book 4B, Page 40-41
