As mentioned in my previous musings (see Part 1) , my piano clubs were split into two different age groups: a younger group and an older group. The Crunch Club was intended for ages 6-12, and was appropriate for students who were...
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Instead of full-out piano camps/workshops this year, I decided to run “clubs” that met four times throughout the summer. This was a big change for my studio, and while I was a bit nervous about doing this at first, overall I felt it...
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Have you ever struggled with teaching rhythmic values? Who am I kidding — this would probably make a better statement than a question. Let’s try this again: We all have struggled with teaching rhythmic values at one time or...
Read moreTeaching chords in your studio? Here are 5 creative ways to teach or reinforce chord concepts such as inversions, chord quality, and lead sheet reading. These activities are great for private lessons or group lessons! Best of all: Most of them...
Read moreAlright, summer camp teachers… I’ve got another bug to put in your ear this week. 😉 This podcast comes all the way from Australia! (And Texas and Pennsylvania, of course.) Tracy Selle and I had a wonderful time talking with Tim Topham...
Read moreMy absolute favorite summer camp blogger, Sheryl Welles of Notable Studio, is wrapping up her 20% off sale today! She has summer camps, incentive programs, music history lessons, and teaching aids for sale. And let me just say… these...
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Are you familiar with “Shave & A Haircut”? This motiv can be found in all kinds of movies and cartoons… from Looney Tunes, to Roger Rabbit, to Hudson Hawk, this little ditty is found everywhere in pop culture...
Read moreSurprise!! Since Tracy and I are almost finished with Group Lessons 101, we decided to have a PRE-SALE Special! From now through Sunday, get $5 off with the code PRESALE5. This code will only be good from March 2nd-6th!...
Read moreI’m so excited! Today my “5 Creative Tips to BOOST Your Income with Groups & Camps” was featured on the Music Teachers Helper Blog! Click to Read The topics in this guest blog post will be the focus of our Upbeat Piano...
Read more We’ve got a wonderful guest expert lineup for our Group Lessons 101 – Registration will officially open on March 7th. Join our emailing list to get sneak peeks, freebies, and the chance to win cool stuff! Interested in learning more?...
Read moreThis has been our fall semester Group Lesson week, and what a week we’ve had! 37 students were split into 9 different groups throughout the week. (One more to go this afternoon!) Group lessons replaced our regular private lessons, and...
Read moreLast Saturday we had our very first Studio Open House. The concept came around last spring when a college friend of mine mentioned that she wanted to bring Draven the Therapy Cat to visit my students. Being the cat-lady that I am, I instantly...
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