Author: McKenzie
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Integrating Music Into a Season of Frenzy
The holiday season is in full swing, and because of this my husband and I took a close look at our calendar yesterday. We are blessed with families we love to be around, a church we are active in, and jobs we are grateful for and want to give our attention to. The closer look…
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Spot It!: Nutcracker Edition
Tis the season where we often feel frantic. Holidays, events, performances, family … and suddenly I feel tired just sitting here! Studio life can feel just as frantic – especially if your students will be performing. But providing fun and engaging holiday-related activities will add the push you and your students need to get to…
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Book of the Month: November 2021
I always laugh when I see this quote. I have several people in my life that live this way, and I’ve tried to adopt the “always have a book on hand” philosophy as well. Partially because I love reading, partially because it’s a much better practice than checking social media every spare moment (see Digital…
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What’s November really about?
It’s November! And around my studio, that means the Christmas music makes its first appearance. Everyone has their own philosophy on when Christmas music should begin. Because I’m a musician and I understand the idea of practice, I dutifully hand it out after Halloween. But my piano teacher ears can’t handle Jingle Bells much before…
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Creativity In and Out of the Studio
Any C.S. Lewis fans out there? Concept albums are always fun adventures … and this month I’m drawing my student’s attention to one of my recent favorites from The Gray Havens! Blue Flower is based off of C.S. Lewis’s autobiography, Surprised by Joy. Each song on the album depicts an idea that shaped Lewis. In…
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Fun Fact: Beauty and the Beast
Sometimes the oldies are still the best 🙂 Take a listen here! Most recently? Soul won the award in 2021. Joker won 2020. Black Panther in 2019. The Shape of Water won 2018. And La La Land in 2017 🙂
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It’s Not Too Late!
This past week knocked me flat down. I went from a mild cold and enough energy for online teaching to a very bad cold where I couldn’t even teach online due to lack of sleep and voice. This week’s main activity of choice was sitting on the couch and sleeping or reading, and coincidentally enough,…
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Fun Fact Friday: Guns N’ Roses
It’s not always a straight shot through the creative process …. You can check out the full album here 🙂
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100 Blog Posts and Counting
Piano Possibilities is 100 blog posts old! I am a BIG fan of birthdays, so rest assured I will be cozying up on my couch to celebrate with a treat as I schedule this post to launch 🙂 To celebrate with you, I’m doing a roundup up some of my favorite and the most read…
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Fun Fact Friday: Jazz
Interested in learning more about the history of jazz? One of my favorite resources is Welcome to Jazz. You can check out my review of it here, or purchase the book on Amazon here.