It's hard to believe that it has been 20 years when I first introduced a music Olympic program to my students. At the time, I called it "Piano Olympics", not knowing any better. (You can read more about why that changed here if you are curious) Fast forward, what was...
Are you ready to have your students travel back in time? Jukebox Journey is our newest practice incentive program. As students practice, they will travel back in time, exploring the roaring 20’s all the way to a sneak peak at the future. "Great job, Jennifer, and for...
Come One, Come All to the Calliope Musical Circus! Students will be focusing on improving their ensemble skills with the goal of learning at least one duet a month. As they are passing off their duets they will be choosing from 10 different "circus acts" which are...
The results are in and it looks like Aria will be keeping her name! She has her new superhero mask and she is ready to go! Thank you to those who submitted an idea. I decided to send a "SUPERize" to all of you who did. So check your email and I hope you enjoy! I will...
I'm SUPER excited to announce that the new practice incentive theme, A.N.T.H.E.M. has been released. This year students will be training to become musical superheroes! If you have done a superhero theme in the past, trust me, you will want to do it again as it...
I love to do practice incentive programs with my students each year. Not only do they help motivate many of my students, but just having a new theme to look forward to motivates and gets me excited for the new year. The great thing about practice incentive program is...
One of my favorite things to talk about and create things for is practice. I've created lots of different practice tools for my students over the years after all it is something they must do if they want to get better, right? I think one reason I find the...
It's summer! The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, the pools are glistening and vacations are long overdue. So how do we keep students motivated to practice over the summer when what they really need is a break? Breaks allow us to re-energize, re-assess,...
I have had quite a few questions about the new incentive program in the last week so I thought I would create a video showing you first hand what this program is all about. I also address some of the questions that have been asked. The video is a little longer than I...
The #1 thing that I look forward to each year in my studio is getting ready for the new school year. I absolutely LOVE coming up with a new theme, new goals for the year, etc... I have noticed when I change things up each year with a new theme it keeps me from burning...
