The other day, minutes before I was leaving for a trip to celebrate my wedding anniversary I was notified by a kind teacher that HP Reveal was shutting down. To say I was totally bummed would be an understatement because HP Reveal has been an out of the box option for...
Getting Over the Fear of Teaching Online
Technology allows us to problem solve in ways that might have been a little more challenging before. Sometimes we hesitate to take that first step because of all the things that might go wrong. But when we keep things simple and make technology work for us, instead of...
5 Benefits for Teaching Video Lessons
Video lessons are a little different from online lessons. Online is connecting live with a student and video is when you are recording a lesson for a student to watch at a later time. Many of the benefits in providing a video lessons for students are very similar to...
5 Benefits for Teaching Online Lessons
Teaching online lessons can be a little scary as there are some things that could go wrong. However, there is so much more that can go right! I wanted to share some benefits that I have found as I have taught online lessons over the years. Location Doesn’t Matter...
ASMTA Conference Sessions: Tradition and Innovation Part 2
Getting Over the Fear of Teaching Online and Video Lessons By Jennifer Foxx I thought the conference theme this year was a perfect one to share my presentation, Getting Over the Fear of Teaching Online and Video Lessons. This is a session where I stress that teaching...
Recital Program Online Music Teacher Tip #10)
Today's tip is from a guest teacher, Dorla Aparicio! Learn how she takes away the headache of printing recital programs and turns it into a win-win for all! Do you have a tip or trick to share? We would love to hear it! Just click the picture...
Saving Instruction Time (Music Teacher Tip #4)
Music Teacher Tip #4 We all know how precious time is with our students. And sometimes the instruction that we want to give our students takes up way too much time. This music teacher tip and trick is something I've been doing for a couple years now and it has made a...
Technology 2.0
Upbeat Piano Teachers launched their Technology 2.0 course today. I had the opportunity to spend some time with Sara Campbell and Tracy Selle and talk about running a music lab. One of my favorite things to talk about! Inside you will not only hear technology tips...
Review: Note Quest iOS App
Note Quest is one of the newer note reading apps in the Apple app store. It was founded in 2016 by Grace Lee, a piano teacher herself, who I had the opportunity to meet in person at the last MTNA conference this last March. She decided to create an app that fit the...
Review: Metronome+ App
Joe, with Dynamic App Design, recently contacted me to let me know that the Metronome+ app recently undergone a complete redesign. If you own this app, be sure to update if you haven't already. I received a promo code to unlock all the features for review...