Yesterday I mentioned giving my students a variety of coloring pages to decorate the front of their new music binders. This is just one of the “little things” that I thought might be fun this year. A few teachers asked where I found...
Read moreIt's the Little Things
Today starts a 5 day break before we kick off our fall term next Tuesday, and I thought I’d post about some of the little things that I’m doing for my students this year. These “little things” started as a big...
Read moreClap it? Nope – FROG it!
Teaching rhythmic awareness is a huge part of beginning and elementary piano lessons in my studio. Sure, it’s “easy” enough to teach the basic rules of “a quarter note gets 1 beat” and “a half note gets 2...
Read moreGearing Up for Fall: Part 3
Well, I finally got around to writing Part 3 of my Gearing Up for Fall series! In Parts 1 and 2 we covered material preparation and fall scheduling. Now it’s time to get into some of the technology we’re using in the studio this year...
Read moreHave a Back-up Plan
Well, folks… I promised you 3 posts about Gearing Up for Fall. As you can tell from today’s title, that 3rd post hasn’t happened yet. Issues beyond my control keep popping up, and rather than bemoaning the circumstances...
Read moreUpbeat Piano Teacher Book Club
I hope everyone’s fall plans are coming together! This morning I finalized the fall schedule and finished setting up one of the subscription services I’ll be using (more on this later in the week). It’s been a while since...
Read moreGearing Up for Fall: Part 2
Fall Scheduling. These might be the two most dreaded words in a music teacher’s vocabulary. Close contenders include: Pink Eye. Softball Practice. (Volleyball, Soccer, Baseball, etc…) 61 Keys. Creating a fall schedule can feel like...
Read moreGearing Up for Fall: Part 1
Ok… I’ve gotten into a serious blog slump here. The summer months have been SO busy – something had to give on my schedule. It’s time to get this blog (and my studio) back into gear! This week I’ve decided to do a...
Read moreSeason of Workshops
With the lack of blog posts here lately, one might assume that I’ve taken the summer off. Far from it! I’m just finishing up my 3rd summer workshop, and then it’s time to plan for the fall. … I’ll be back soon with...
Read moreDifferent Ways to Use Music Blast
Big shout out to all the teachers who have been messaging me about the Music Blast Camp plans! It’s been great seeing all the awesome pictures of your students having fun in the sun! (Or the rain — those garage options work out just...
Read more5 Tips to Create Workshop Schedules
Lately I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how I create daily schedules for my workshops and camps. So I’m here today to “talk” to all my fellow camp-planning maniacs out there 😉 Creating and using a daily...
Read moreReady for Theory Review
© 2016 Lauren Lewandowski, photo by Erin Rachel Photography Happy Thursday, gentle readers! Today I wanted to tell you about a wonderful resource made by a fellow piano teacher, Lauren Lewandowski. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity...
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