A few weeks ago, I was interviewed about social media tips by Megan Desmarais from A Very Piano Blog. She collaborated with Janna Carlson from Studio Rocket Web Design to put together a cool blog post with tips from some of my favorite...
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I’ve been thinking a lot about how we “hide” from the potential for success. We shy away from posting about lesson openings, talk ourselves out of contacting that choir director, or decide that it’s too much $$ to...
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The blog’s been a little quiet lately. (Sorry about that!) Here’s a quick run down of what’s been going on lately… Fun Outside of Work Did something fun this September/October — I was in a local musical...
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From Sara: Today’s guest post comes to you from fellow piano teacher Neil Nguyen. He’s got some great tips to use with young sight-reading students! Hope you enjoy 🙂 How To Make Sight-Reading Easier For Students by Neil Nguyen I...
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It’s Labor Day in the United States: the first Monday in September when all banks, schools, government offices, and most business close their doors for a day of rest. The name “Labor Day” was always confusing to me. If...
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When I see teachers doing amazing things… it makes my heart sing. Last week Anissa reached out to let me know about the unique way she welcomed students back for the new school year! She took the #myjam idea and ran with it. And...
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It’s almost time to welcome our students “Bach” to the bench for another school year! Are you ready yet? I’m still working on picking out new music, printing resources, and planning an incentive program. (Thankfully we...
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We live in a world swirling with images and video. Gone are the days of waiting a week to see if your pictures turned out! (And remember how long it took to hook up that video camera to the VCR so that you could see those awkward family birthday...
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Today’s post is brought to you by Ruth Power from PianoPicnic.com. She and I recently had a really fun chat in the Upbeat Book Club about teaching students to play by ear. You can find the replay here on YouTube, or you can check it out in...
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Teacher burnout is real. Maybe you’re feeling it because your schedule is packed to the gills. Maybe it’s because administration tasks take up too much of your time. Or maybe it’s because you feel like you’re only...
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How My Policy Became 5 Pages Long: I remember the first time I wrote a studio policy. It was 2006, and at the time I was teaching at a couple of music stores. They didn’t have any attendance policies, and I was getting tired of losing...
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Now’s the time when I send out a reminder to all the parents and students in my studio about getting their pianos tuned. This year I sent out an email with a link to a video that I made with my favorite piano tuner of all time...
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