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It’s that time of year where schedules change, tuition increases are implemented, and those who have been contemplating whether or not to continue lessons will make the final call as the calendar switches to summer. Sometimes those that move on…
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Looking for Easter Basket Fillers With a Longer Shelf Life?
Spring is in the air, and Easter is just around the corner! And whether or not you view Easter as a big holiday with gifts, music, and celebration, this holiday is an opportunity waiting to be taken hold of when…
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Women in Music: Women’s History Month 2022
What do your students learn about composers and professional musicians in your studio? Because I desire to see my students become composers and invested musicians themselves, it is monumentally important that I introduce them to a wide array of musicians.…
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Fun Fact Friday: America’s Composer
Did you know that February 8th was John Williams’ 90th birthday?! Not only has this incredible man had a lifetime of composing many of the most recognizable movie soundtracks (Star Wars, Home Alone, Jaws, Jurassic Park, among many, many others),…
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Black History Month in the Music Studio
Welcome to February! The month where all things love, winter (snow seems to fall a bit extra in Cleveland), and Black History month converge! While I strive to incorporate Valentine’s Day and weather-related activities in with my student’s learning, February…
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Cupid’s Note Reading
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and Cupid is doing some target practice around my studio 🙂 This year I’ve committed to popping in quick and easy note reading practice every moment possible during lessons. Typically, keeping it short…
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Is there an advantage to music learning?
In Cleveland it has been snowy, cold, and generally the perfect weather to stay inside and curl up with a blanket, a good book, and my thoughts 🙂 Now I don’t often sit with my thoughts and ask the question as…
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What Are You Growing in Your Studio Garden?
This is not the time of year I typically think of growing a garden. It’s been a warm, gray winter here in Cleveland, Ohio, and even when the sun does peak through my natural gardening abilities are so lacking it…
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Book of the Month: December 2021
It’s mid-December. How are your Christmas shopping and your sanity holding up? I’m currently finding myself in the frenzy but looking ahead to time I have scheduled to slow down. Because time seems extra fast and extra precious this time…
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Can Santa Deliver Gifts AND Good Practice Habits?
Christmas music is in full swing, and the excitement is tangible around my studio 🙂 Now that it’s December, we’ve had a few snowflakes, and there are sparkling Christmas lights hung everywhere, I have joined my student’s excitement in hearing…
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!