Disclaimer We all have come across bullies at some stage of our life. But dealing with a bully can make things a little more complicated when it is related to your business. You can go many years with no problems in regards to your policy or your business, but...
Using Modern Tools to Create Excitement for Old Masterworks & Their History
A couple weeks ago, I attended the Arizona Music Teachers Association conference held in Tempe, AZ. The theme was "Breathing New Life into Old Masterworks." Here I am with my roomie, Lynnette! Lynnette and I have been conference roomies for 6 years now! So fun!...
Review: The Non-Musician’s Guide to Parenting a Piano Player
Peter Walsh, Australian pianist and author, recently published a book, The Non-Musician's Guide to Parenting a Piano Player. I received a copy for review and I have to say that I am so glad I got a physical copy because there are two things that immediately stood out...
MusicEdConnect.com Conference
Did you hear? The MusicEdConnect.com conference is almost here! It begins Tuesday, February 2nd! The benefits of online conferences are many. Here are my top 3... You can watch in your PJ's! You can watch live or at your convenience (more on this later) No travel...
Tech Tuesday: MusicEdConnect.com 2016
Coming soon to a computer near you... With a brand new line up, MusicEdConnect.com, an online conference is coming soon! This year the conference will start out with keynote speaker, Pete Jutras, presenting "The Road Ahead." He will be speaking on the future of...
ASMTA Conference: The Yamaha Method
It's always interesting to hear about different teaching methods. Lois Jensen spoke on The Yamaha Method. You may have heard about the Yamaha method but maybe like me didn't quite know what it was all about. The Yamaha Method is based on 5 concepts: 1) Timely...
ASMTA Conference: Ensembles, Duets and Technology…. Oh My!
Lori Frazer knows what she is talking about when it comes to midi and the features of the Yamaha Clavinova. Lori shared, "We lose 78% of students between level 1 and level 2." (This is based on music sales) It's up to us to come up with things that we can do with our...
ASMTA Conference 2015: Apps to Spark Creativity and Composition
This isn't deja vu. Yesterday I put the wrong title with the post. That one was Teaching the Mobile Generation with Today’s Hottest Apps. (The title has been corrected, thanks Leila for catching that!) Now for Apps to spark creativity and composition! She opens with...
ASMTA Conference 2015: Teaching the Mobile Generation with Today’s Hottest Apps
A few weeks ago at the beautiful WigWam Resort, ASMTA (AZ) had their state conference. I will be posting over the next few weeks on some of the classes I was able to attend. I was excited when I saw that Leila Viss would be coming to present for ASMTA. She had to...
MTNA Conference; Tuesday, March 24, 2015: Teaching Skills Not Pieces
(This is the last post in this series) I really enjoyed this presentation by Dr. Beth Gigante Klingenstein, author of The Independent Piano Teacher's Studio Handbook. (Great book by the way if you don't already own it...) Dr. Klingenstein firsts asks us how much time...