Karen Gibson reviewed my course, Make More Teach Less; A Comprehensive Guide to Running a Music Camp or Workshop in the March edition of The Piano Bench Magazine. If you aren't familiar with the Piano Bench magazine... it is an app available in the iTunes Store...
Music Crafts for Your Group Activities
During my camps and workshops I try to have some kind of craft students can make that goes along with our theme. Taking a craft break is a fun hands on activity students enjoy plus they get to take their finished product home! I thought I would share some music craft...
Two Music Games Students Will LOVE!
I wanted to share a couple of games we played at Christmas camp that were a big hit with students! Though we played them at Christmas camp, neither of these games have anything to do with Christmas, so you can use them anytime. Best played during a group lesson or...
Are Ground Rules Necessary for Summer Camp?
Why establish ground rules? Here is the thing, I say it's better to be safe than sorry. It's always better for students to know what is expected of them before any problems should incur. Ground rules set a precedent and clear understanding of what you expect from...
2 Do’s and a Don’t for Running a Summer Camp
I have learned a lot over the years when running a music camp. Some things are easy to figure out and some not so much. I thought I would share 2 Do's and a Don't when running a music camp with your students. Do Over Prepare! When I am creating my lesson plans for...
Top 3 Benefits of Summer Camp
For over 20 years now I have been holding summer camps in my studio. Matter of fact, I hold camps in my studio twice a year (December and May/June) because I find them so beneficial. If you ever toyed with the idea of running a summer camp, I would highly encourage...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! If you subscribe to the newsletter, be sure to check your email inbox from yesterday. I included a bonus freebie for you! I hope you enjoy both of them. I'm super excited to ring in the new year starting some online educational courses. These will be...
Getting Parents Involved in Your Groups!
This week was one of my all time favorite group lessons! The reason? I had a special guest come to present to my students. The special guest was a Dad of 3 students I teach. I knew he had a pretty cool music background and a lot of instruments but it wasn't until I...
Summer Camp Highlights
I made a summer camp highlight video so my piano parents can see what their kids learned at camp. I thought I would share it with all of you as well. This year I wanted to really focus on performance skills. These included: Conducting, Accompanying, Performance,...
Free Music Conductor Coloring Page
I presented a brand new presentation on "Engaged Learning" this last Friday at the ASMTA conference. I will be posting about it soon. I gave lots of giveaways at the end of my presentation, but I couldn't have my awesome followers miss out! PLUS I noticed I'm really...