If you haven't heard of a "Pop It," they are the latest fad right now and are everywhere! When they first came out I tried to resist going out and buying any. Why? Because I have really been trying not to get swept up in fads, only to have the item collect dust later....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In a normal summer my students would choose between attending an in person camp workshop or a practice packet which included recorded video lessons or for an extra fee they could do both. But as you know, with COVID-19, this isn't a normal summer... I knew many of my...
With so many teachers transitioning their students to online or video lessons right now, I wanted to share some of my free music activity resources that work perfectly for students to use at home. These are all resources that can easily be done independently. If you...
This is the time of year where sickness is bound to happen. Colds, the flu, strep throat… these are all things we don’t want to bring into our studio. Add to the fact, a big concern right now being the coronavirus. Teachers have been sharing that they are starting to...
The holidays have come and gone and the school year is now half over, winter blues may even be setting in which means it's time for a mid-year practice boost! Last year, I mentioned that I did a spring semester kickoff for the first time. A semester kickoff is the...
