I thought I would share some of my favorite parts of MTNA beyond the classes. Visiting the exhibits and spending time with other teachers! After the conference, my husband met me Wednesday morning to stay a few more days at Disney for some...
2018 MTNA Monday
The morning presentations on Monday were filled with 20 min. "fast track" presentations and I have to say that these were among my favorite presentations at MTNA! So much so that I had really wished the presenters had the full hour. There was no wasting time for sure....
Happy New Year!
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. My hope is that you 1) took a break and 2) spent at least some of it not doing anything related to teaching. If you didn't, make it a goal this year to do exactly that, perhaps this summer. Breaks are not only good for us...
12 DAYS OF INSPIRATION DAY 3: Three Simple Ways to Reduce Stress this Year
I am collaborating with some other piano ed bloggers for a 12-day inspiration blogging journey. Today is Day 3! (Scroll to the end of the post to see the others you may have missed) One thing that I have noticed more and more among teachers regardless of what they...
3 Ways to Activate the Students Brain
Have you ever had a student tell you, "You never taught me that" when you know that not only have you taught them what they were claiming you didn't, but you have gone through it multiple times? There is actually a scientific reason in the brain that explain...
12 Ways to Motivate Students to Practice
I recently had the opportunity to write an article in the August issue of The Piano Bench Magazine. If you don't currently get this magazine, please check it out. It is a quick read and has valuable articles, tips, reviews and more- all related to piano pedagogy. The...
Top 3 Benefits of Summer Camp
For over 20 years now I have been holding summer camps in my studio. Matter of fact, I hold camps in my studio twice a year (December and May/June) because I find them so beneficial. If you ever toyed with the idea of running a summer camp, I would highly encourage...
Tech Tuesday- Music Technology; It Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated
Happy Valentines Day! About 3 1/2 years ago I was serving as Music Technology chair on our state music teachers association board. I wrote an article that was published in our state's MusicGram that I thought would be fitting to share for Tech Tuesday. Enjoy......