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Free Practice Boost Webinar!
I am really excited to invite you to an upcoming free practice boost webinar! It's happening real soon on Monday, February 15th at 9am MST/11am EST. This is the time of year when we start seeing our students slip into a practice slump. Several years ago, I noticed...
Teaching SMART Goals (Music Teacher Tip #33)
A couple weeks ago, I shared a post on Teaching SMART Goals. Shortly after I published that post, I realized that I really wanted to do an official music teacher tip on this subject. In this tip on teaching SMART goals, I go through what the acronym S.M.A.R.T. means...
Teaching S.M.A.R.T. Goals
If you have been following my blog for a while, then you would know that I like to do semester kickoffs in my studio twice a year. Setting S.M.A.R.T. goals plays a big role in our spring semester kickoff. Due to COVID-19, we have been holding all our group activities...
Halloween Mask-A-Rade
This year Halloween looked a little different. Halloween Masquerade turned into a Mask-A-Rade. Instead of holding Halloween group lessons and recitals in person, we adapted. Adapting seems to be the word for 2020. But adapting doesn't mean that things have to be any...
10 Year Blog Anniversary Celebration!
Mark your calendars for the 10 Year Blog Anniversary Celebration! This Friday from September 18-27th, you are invited to join me in our 10 year blog anniversary celebration! It wouldn't be a celebration without freebies and giveaways. Make sure you actively check your...
Using Music Lab Task Cards in Tonara
I recently published a big update to my music lab task cards which will allow teachers to now use them digitally! I'm SO excited about this. I uploaded all of them to my Tonara account and wanted to show how easy it is to organize inside the Tonara platform. MUSIC LAB...
Transitioning Back to In Person Lessons (Music Teacher Tip #32)
Fall semester kicked off this past month. We started online for 2 weeks to prepare for transitioning back to in person lessons for those who chose to. About 75% of my families chose to transition, the rest are staying online. Because I have limited room in my teaching...
Fall Kickoff Goes Online!
A couple week ago, we kicked off our fall semester! For many years the very first lesson of the semester is what I have called, fall kickoff. In normal circumstances, fall kickoff has been an in person group lesson. But it's 2020 which means our fall kickoff was held...
Digital Music Games
I love using games as a way to reinforce concepts that students are learning. I want to make sure they are understanding what is being taught. The bonus in playing games is that it is an engaging platform that students love! I recently added some digital music games...
Review: Piano Patterns
Over a year ago I came across Piano Patterns at our local music teachers conference and have been wanting to share more about them since. Piano Patterns, created by Clara McDonald with Infusing Music, sets students up for success in learning scales and chords...
