Inspired Piano Teaching
The Blog
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Do you ever look back and realize how drastically your teaching has changed? One of the ways I see this in my own teaching is with lead sheets! I don’t remember ever being specifically taught lead sheets. The methods I…
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Adaptive Piano Lessons: Intro
According to dictionary.com, to adapt means “to adjust, or modify fittingly to requirements of conditions.” And at this point, I’m sure your mind is racing. It seems as though the whole world is on some form of stay-at-home restrictions. And…
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“Do as I say, not as I do.”
“Do as I say, not as I do.” The old adage rang in my ears as I was talking to a colleague and friend of mine. She had been lamenting over the fact that her students (a lot of them…
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Living Life Well
We are deep in the thick of a COVID-19 world. And I don’t know about you, but my Facebook feed, the blogs I follow, and just about every other email that has arrived is pinging me on new ways to…
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Game-Based Learning: The Classics
I grew up in a game lovin’ family. We had a huge closet in the foyer of my parent’s house that had shelves lined with games. We had family game nights, hosted game nights with other families, and attended game…
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Resource Roundup: Improvisation
Do you use improvisation in your studio? I do … starting at lesson one! What I’ve learned from a lot of teachers is that improvisation is not something they were taught growing up, and it intimidates them quite a bit.…
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The Perfect Method Book
There is no such thing as the perfect method book. There. I said it. Now please hear me out on this one before you head to your next task … Besides teaching, I also have the amazing job of working…
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Game-Based Learning: Valentine’s Day Edition
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner … and I’m here to show you how easy (and cheap!) it can be to prep a versatile game to work on notes, intervals, and creativity 🙂 A quick recap – why are…
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Mental Energy… Friend or Foe?
I’m coming up on my ten year teaching anniversary. This definitely makes me feel old, but has also had me doing some serious soul searching. I never want to reach a point in teaching where I feel as though I’ve…
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Game-Based Learning: Football Edition
In my initial post on Game-Based learning, we talked about the MANY benefits of beginning to implement games as a regular activity in your studio. If you missed this … please check it out here! Knowing where to start the…
Meet McKenzie
Thanks for stopping by Piano Possibilities! My name is McKenzie Pausch, and I have been in love with teaching since 2010. As I started teaching out of my parent’s living room in high school, I had no idea how much of an impact I could choose to have on the students that walk through my door, and the even greater influence my students would have on me! My hope is that by reading this blog, teachers will be inspired and equipped to teach their students the way their students need to learn. If you as a teacher are aware of your student’s needs and are having fun, your students are bound to have fun too!