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...
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 moreVocal warm ups are an absolute must in my studio. Warm ups give us the opportunity to check in with our instrument to make sure it’s working properly. Students spend approximately 1/3 of their lesson time working on warm ups and vocalises...
Read moreThere are tons of memes about the benefits of music out there on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. Some of them have beautiful pictures of music floating through space, others contain inspirational quotes by famous composers, and many have short...
Read moreI love these stickers. They are a staple in our studio. I keep several sheets of them tucked away in a drawer right next to the piano. Susan Paradis made these stickers in both one octave and two octave ranges, and they’re designed to fit...
Read moreHere’s something a Valentine’s Day activity that’s little more challenging for intermediate and advanced piano and theory students. Have them race against a clock to complete the Circle of Fifths...
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Here’s a little something that I’ve been working with in the studio this week! I have quite a few students who are fans of playing the blues. Since our weather has been so “blue” up here, I thought it might be fun to work...
Read moreThis is one of the questions that I always ask potential voice students when they come to my studio. Why are you taking voice lessons? What do you want to get out of studying voice? Sometimes this question stumps a student at first, but most will...
Read moreLast week I shared a major pentascales chart and two major pentascale worksheets. As a followup, I created a minor pentascales chart as well. Why all these pentascale posts? One of my 2014 Studio Resolutions is to teach all of my vocalists...
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