Heads up, fellow piano and voice teachers: there’s a pretty decent deal on Amazon this week with Yamaha keyboards. You can save up to $200 on select models, including one of my “student starter favorites,” the P115. If you...
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Are you braving the stores this weekend? Not this girl! I’m more of an online shopper myself. Besides, it’s COLD and crowded out there! This piano teacher is ready to enjoy her vacation at home. Time to put up the tree, decorate...
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It’s that time of year… Christmas recitals are peeping around the corner! A few teachers asked me if I would put together a little Christmas Recital Playlist similar to the one I made last year for my spring recital. And here it...
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Resource Roundup features blog posts, podcasts, resources, and other cool stuff that I find while surfing the big wide web. Whenever I see something I think my readers might enjoy, I bookmark it for a future Resource Roundup. Do you have...
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When I’m not teaching lessons or helping teachers run their businesses, you might find me working on resources for Musical U, a community that helps musicians to find (and train) their inner musicality. My role at Musical U...
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Do you remember the music that first inspired you to learn music by ear? Twenty years ago, back when I was still a young teen, I was obsessed with Celtic music. I spent hours at the piano figuring out the melodies to the...
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Abbey's musical mandala by Susan Hong.
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Last year I had the pleasure of interviewing Megan Desmarais as part of an Upbeat webinar. Megan’s an accomplished piano teacher and blogger, and now she’s released her Teach Preschool Music curriculum. If you’ve been thinking...
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As mentioned in my previous musings (see Part 1) , my piano clubs were split into two different age groups: a younger group and an older group. The Crunch Club was intended for ages 6-12, and was appropriate for students who were...
Read more This week’s roundup includes good news and bad news. Let’s get right to it… we’ll start with the bad news and get it out of the way! Are Your Favorite Apps Going Away? We all saw this coming, and now it’s...
Read more The Musicality Podcast The Musicality Podcast launched this week! It’s a free twice-weekly show geared towards musicians, music enthusiasts, AND teachers. Every week you’ll hear two different types of episodes: An...
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Instead of full-out piano camps/workshops this year, I decided to run “clubs” that met four times throughout the summer. This was a big change for my studio, and while I was a bit nervous about doing this at first, overall I felt it...
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