How’s your week going? I bet that some of you are prepping for Halloween recitals this weekend! (Or maybe you’re starting to prep Christmas music.) Whatever you’re doing in your studio this week, I hope you’re all having...
Read moreStudio Update: We’re 9 weeks into the fall semester and I’m feeling really great about the things my students and I have achieved this year so far. When we got started this year – I was in an organization groove. Lately...
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I’m in love with warm-ups that teach students about minor scales and different chord qualities. Minor, diminished, augmented… you name it, I love it. And I’m not the only one! My Students LOVE to Play Minor...
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Happy Wednesday, dear readers! As promised, today is ALL about spoooooooooky warm-ups that you can use with your students for the Halloween season. We’ll start with voice warm-ups. These were a hit yesterday during group lessons, and they...
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Happy Tuesday, everyone! Today is SUCH a weird weather day in my neck of the woods. It’s good to be almost 80 degrees this afternoon, so much for your standard Western Pennsylvania fall weather! Today’s quick post is about 2 of our...
Read more Happy Monday, everyone! This is our Fall Group Lesson Week, which means I’ll spend my mornings getting games and materials ready for my students. It’s also the week that I start pulling together all my Halloween resources and...
Read moreDo you ever have an idea that just won’t go away? The kind that makes you stop what you’re doing and problem-solve until you figure it out? You know — the kind that disrupts your to-do list and leaves you staring blankly at 4...
Read more** There’s a freebie below! ** Just how often do you need to remind yourself to do something? Only once? (WHOA… you’re amazing!) A couple of times? (Getting warmer…) Post-it notes all over the house and reminders in your...
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Read moreLast spring I attended the Groove Your Theory webinar by Bradley Sowash and Leila Viss from 88 Creative Keys. It was such an eye opener! That webinar taught me so many cool ways to make theory interesting for my students. I especially loved...
Read more© 2016 SarasMusicStudio.com Today’s post is about organizing music games. (Some of you might have guessed that from the blog title, but just in case you needed further clarification… now you know for sure.) But Sara, aren’t...
Read moreOk… today I’m going to keep this post short. (More of a reminder for myself than a statement for you! No rambling today, Sara. You have a long to-do list!) This fall term, I’m making a concerted effort to define myself as a...
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