I’ve been teaching in my current studio space for over 10 years. In that time, my studio has grown a lot. We’ve made renovations, improved out instruments, created new offerings… and rearranged furniture more times than...
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From Sara: Today’s guest post comes to you from a fellow musician, educator, and blogger, Ian R.. This would be a fabulous article to pass along to your studio clients! Hope you enjoy 🙂 Practice makes perfect, as the old saying goes...
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Ever had a student who wasn’t a good fit for your studio? (It’s okay to say yes.) It is SO easy to fall into the “I need to accept every student” mindset. And sometimes it happens without us even realizing...
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From Sara: Today’s guest post comes to you from fellow piano teacher Neil Nguyen. He’s got some great tips to use with young sight-reading students! Hope you enjoy 🙂 How To Make Sight-Reading Easier For Students by Neil Nguyen I...
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Today’s post is brought to you by Ruth Power from PianoPicnic.com. She and I recently had a really fun chat in the Upbeat Book Club about teaching students to play by ear. You can find the replay here on YouTube, or you can check it out in...
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...
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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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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 more20+ Piano Practice Games from TakeLessons.com As the parent of a budding musician, you know that it’s not always easy getting your child to sit down and practice week after week. Nonetheless, regular practice is essential to your child’s musical...
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 moreDo you want to know how to get more students in your studio? Want to set up a music lab? Need to get started on planning for summer workshops? For THREEÂ TWO DAYS ONLY — get 30% off Tracy Selle’s Upbeat Piano Teacher Webinar! Use the...
Read moreI’ve been so excited to announce this project! A couple of months ago I got recruited for a webinar project by Tracy Capps Selle, the author of 101 Piano Practice Tips. I was interviewed along with 13 other piano teachers, composers, and...
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