Inspired Piano Teaching
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Talk about taking improv to the next level! Interested in ways to encourage your students to dip their toes into improvisation? Check out the resource roundup by clicking the image below – it contains simple resources to get you started…
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On the Hunt: A Free Score Study Printable
And just like that, summer is over and school has ushered in fall (although it’s been in the 90s here in Cleveland 😉 ). Whether or not your students have continued through the summer and need a change of pace,…
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Fun Fact Friday: How We Hear Sound
Interested in learning more about how sound and music works? Check out this past April’s book of the month 🙂 With fun facts from all aspects of music, there is something for everyone in this book 🙂
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Fun Fact Friday: First Impressions
It’s that time of year when students all over the world sign up to begin piano lessons in anticipation of what they hope to experience and accomplish during the new school year 🙂 A first lesson goes a LONG way…
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Book of the Month: August 2021
The music store I teach out of recently began a new partnership with a local piano store. This has many, many benefits. But by far my favorite is the beautiful, new, and shiny Yamaha they put in my studio. It…
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Fun Fact Friday: Memory
Remember how you learned your alphabet, the capitals of the United States, and more?
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Resource Roundup: Back to School
Although July seemed to slide into August without much fanfare, the “back to school” feeling has definitely descended upon Cleveland. I am one of those people who enjoy each season, but also enjoy the change of seasons. Summer was fun,…
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Fun Fact Friday Launch
Hi Friends! It’s McKenzie 😊 I spend a lot of time talking about teaching, but haven’t taken the time to introduce myself yet… so some spark notes on myself: 🎵I grew up in a musical family… I only have one…
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The Rubik’s Cube and Your Teaching Schedule This Fall
As I was looking ahead to my teaching schedule this fall (think a Rubik’s cube, a headache, and lots of emails), I noticed an opportunity to cut an evening out of my schedule. Everyone certainly has their preferences when it…
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Your Littlest Piano Ninjas
My youngest student is currently 3 years old, and right now we are focusing on counting, finger independence, and music appreciation. I also have 4 and 5 year old students working right alongside the rest of my students (I really…
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!