Are you using the Piano Ninja Challenge with your students this summer? The only thing better than the challenge itself is having lots of fun extras to keep the theme going 🙂 We'll be keeping our ninja theme going all summer, but today I'm sharing a fun and engaging kinesthetic game along with a banner …
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What will teaching look like for you this summer? It may be unusual, but my studio does not follow the school calendar. In part because I teach students from several different school districts, and it would be near impossible. But even more than that, it is my desire that my studio families view piano lessons …
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What determines the health of a piano studio? Is it based on how the students perform at federation, competitions, or recitals? Is it based on the length of your waiting list? Or the number of students who continue music in higher education? Maybe you feel that the health of your studio is based on how …
Spring recital season is here, and I have really enjoyed keeping up with what everyone is doing on the various social media and blog platforms I follow 🙂 The past year has been nothing short of difficult, and I love seeing that piano teachers around the globe are showing up, pushing hard, and, to the …
There are some things in life that are achievable in multiple ways. I can get to my parent’s house by taking the backroads or the highway. I can cut an onion by chopping or slicing. I can take a test on a book by reading the book or by reading the cliff notes version 🙂 …
I don't feel that I can properly convey my excitement about sharing these books with you each month. It may be because I am an avid reader at heart. It might also be because I love music. And when you put two of my loves together, I get downright giddy 😉 My excitement could also …
Have you ever gone out of your way to contact a studio parent because of something amazing their child did? What was their reaction? Sometimes you'll get a smile big enough that you can even hear it over the phone. Sometimes a look of surprise as they only hear about the frustrating moments from the …
It's recital season. And as strange as last year was when the world was in complete shut down, this year is even more unsettled. Some teachers have the ability to safely hold in-person recitals, some have set up outdoor venues, others will be entirely online. But no matter how you're choosing to do it, your …
Congratulations to Sandra, our Shades of Sound: Women winner, and Daylyn, our Shades of Sound: Seasons winner! Keep an eye on your email for the information needed to claim your prize 🙂 Thank you to all who participated! And thank you to Jenny from The Playful Piano for providing our giveaway history resources! Did you …
It's been awhile since we've done a resource roundup on the blog, and coming off of Black History Month and Women's History Month I've been doing a lot of extra thinking about incorporating history into my lesson plans 🙂 Today's post is not only full of fun and engaging ways to teach music history, but …
