Two big things happened over the weekend: 1) It snowed over half a foot and we officially ended our second coldest month on record. 2) The March issue of The Piano Bench Mag was released! As you can imagine, I’m not really celebrating item...
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I’m excited to announce that I will be joining some fantastic individuals on the Creatives on the Sea Cruise in April of 2015. This will be a great opportunity to learn, explore, and create, all while relaxing on a beautiful cruise! Click...
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World Cruise Sneek Peek
Here’s a sneak peek at our itinerary for this year’s World Cruise Music Camp. We’re going to have a fantastic time in Latin and South America. Only a few more days until we embark on our journey! Are you interested in planning a...
Read moreDesigning Summer Workshops: The Daily Schedule
Now that you’ve learned how to plan a workshop, schedule it on the calendar, announce it to your studio, and how to create an incentive for registration, it’s time to get into really fun stuff: creating the daily schedule...
Read moreDesigning Summer Workshops: Registration and T-Shirts
You might be wondering why I titled this “Registration and T-Shirts.” What do those two things have to do with one another? Let’s face it – this time of year can be really busy for kids and parents. There are spring...
Read moreDesigning Summer Workshops: Announcements!
Even though we’re just now feeling the edges of spring in Western Pennsylvania, my brain has been focused on summer for months. I’m in the process of rolling out the official Summer Schedule announcements in my studio. Registration...
Read moreDesigning Summer Workshops: Scheduling
Scheduling. One of the four ten letter words of the music world. This is probably one of the most difficult steps of planning a summer workshop/camp that I go through each year. In order to plan a successful event, you need to pick a time of...
Read moreDesigning Summer Workshops: Basic Planning
While they take quite a bit of planning, camps and workshops can be a great way to shake up a summer lesson schedule. If you haven’t tried a workshop or camp in your studio yet, here are a few basic planning concepts to consider: What...
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