Last month was our first official group lesson for the quarter. Because our theme is Reach Beyond the Stars I wanted to do some activities that were "Star Wars" based. Doesn't that sound fun? There were 3 main resources I used for this group lesson. The first thing we...
Reach Beyond the Stars Banner
Yesterday the Reach Beyond the Stars banner I ordered from VistaPrint arrived. It looks so good. (Tip: If yours ends up with a small white border like mine did, just cut it off.) You can see the dimensions to the banners options from VistaPrint here. The medium might...
Goals
This week I have Fall kickoff. Students will be sharing their practice prop projects, I'll be introducing details for Piano Olympics, my new Clavinova, new programs we will be using this year and playing a game at the end. During my Fall kickoff I will be showing this...
Group Motivation
I recently joined a boxing gym. Even though there are days I could barely stand let alone walk, I keep going back for more. I also go to Zumba class at another gym. I've been doing Zumba for over 2 years now. I have never enjoyed working out... until the last couple...
Tech Tuesday: Motivational Video and a free app!
Every four years I hold Piano Olympics in my studio. So 2014 is our official Piano Olympic year. This summer we are "training" (aka Piano Olympic training camp). I was looking online for some inspirational video's that I can show my students and came across one that I...
Music Camps and Workshops Part 3 of 3
Now that you have decided you want to hold a music camp or workshops you must... CREATE EXCITEMENT! When I send out my re-registration forms, it includes the summer registration information. In my cover letter for my registrations I tell them how excited I am for the...
Review: Shhhh… your Piano Teacher thinks This is PRACTICE!
I'm really excited to be reviewing a new practice book for students. I bought this downloadable book over a month ago and the second I read it I knew I wanted to share it with everyone but I had a ton on my plate at that time so it had to wait. Well... the wait is...
Creative Story Music Compositions- Musical Decades (Reproducible)
Go back in time and create a fun musical story composition exploring the 1920’s all the way to the future! ⭐ A good exercise to develop composition skills while appreciating music history.
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Mid-Year Practice Boost
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...
Taking a Break Is Hard to Do
I recently took a few weeks off over the holidays from teaching. My goal for this break was to not do anything teaching, business or blog related and just enjoy family. I did great the first week! I had a few days before my daughter, husband and "granddogs" arrived....