Have you ever thought about choosing one word to inspire you throughout the year? They say about 8% of people actually achieve their New Years resolutions. That really doesn't surprise me. Of course, it all starts with good intentions, but as you know we can have good...
Making Video Lessons Work for You
Have you ever wanted to clone yourself? Oh, I have. It would be wonderful to have a clone that can pick up some of the responsibilities. *Small Spoiler Alert* My husband and I recently finished a show called “Living With Yourself”. It’s about a guy who was looking for...
Jukebox Journey Online Recital
Last weekend our online recital, Jukebox Journey premiered! The theme came from the practice incentive program, Jukebox Journey. I was really hoping that by this spring we would be able to do an in person recital. But it turns out that wasn't in the cards quite yet. I...
Summer Scheduling
Every year about this time of year, piano teacher Facebook groups are flooded with the same question... how do you handle your summer scheduling? And the question is a good one because none of us like to lose income over the summer. I get it and 100% agree! Yet, this...
Free Practice Boost Webinar!
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...
Teaching SMART Goals (Music Teacher Tip #33)
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...
Teaching S.M.A.R.T. Goals
If you have been following my blog for a while, then you would know that I like to do semester kickoffs in my studio twice a year. Setting S.M.A.R.T. goals plays a big role in our spring semester kickoff. Due to COVID-19, we have been holding all our group activities...
10 Year Blog Anniversary Celebration!
Mark your calendars for the 10 Year Blog Anniversary Celebration! This Friday from September 18-27th, you are invited to join me in our 10 year blog anniversary celebration! It wouldn't be a celebration without freebies and giveaways. Make sure you actively check your...
Using Music Lab Task Cards in Tonara
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...
Transitioning Back to In Person Lessons (Music Teacher Tip #32)
Fall semester kicked off this past month. We started online for 2 weeks to prepare for transitioning back to in person lessons for those who chose to. About 75% of my families chose to transition, the rest are staying online. Because I have limited room in my teaching...