Quitting Piano-20 Basic questions for the Piano Seller
2018-12-29
Quitting Piano study early is completely preventable. Before you sell the piano on Craigslist, answer these questions.Read More →
Irresistible Dice Piano Practice Game
2018-12-08
Games Make Practicing Fun- Who would have Thought? Teaching piano students to practice effectively can be a challenge. To the students, it can feel like drudgery. Playing piano practice games makes it easier and more fun. When my students are getting tired of practicing a piece, and I feel myRead More →
Heartfelt Gratitude for this Amazing job teaching Piano Classes
2018-11-30
Teaching Piano Classes Rocks! This week so many stellar moments happened in the piano classes. Thanksgiving was last week, and I don’t want to leave this month without remembering how appreciative my soul feels. I pinch myself every day that my livelihood is making music with other humans. I wantRead More →
Off-the-Bench Activity- Playing Hands Together without Frustration
2018-11-25
Dear fellow piano teacher, ever had a day when your student was really struggling with the coordination of putting hands together? Read More →
A Cup of Clever Fixed Do for Pitch Accuracy
2018-11-15
Which is better Fixed Do or Moveable? Today’s Musical Mocha is highly controversial amongst voice teachers. More than once I have read in FB groups about how “evil” this thing can be. This does sound dramatic. But voice teachers- you know we have a collectively earned reputation for exaggerating aRead More →
Step-by-Step Christmas Recital Countdown
2018-11-14
Christmas Recital Countdown Has Begun It’s November 14. It’s a Wednesday, and the work week is half over. Next week is Thanksgiving and the Christmas Recital on December 15th is right around the bend. The Christmas Recital Countdown is on at Tucksedo Studio. The holiday rush is starting to reallyRead More →
October Studio Class Jam- Hot Potato!!
2018-10-26
Autumn in Idaho is Breathtaking This time of year is really my favorite. In the Treasure Valley here in Idaho, we enjoy many moderate days with lots of sunshine. The trees are changing their colors. It’s really stunningly beautiful. I love getting out my sweaters and drinking my tea inRead More →
Preschool Piano Magic- Music For Little Mozarts Review
2018-09-22
Preschool Piano- Music For Little Mozarts Review- 4.5 Musical Mochas Music For Little Mozarts by Alfred publishing is my go-to preschool piano method music curriculum. I use it for ages 4-7 years old. Today I am going to review the Music For Little Mozarts Curriculum. I have been using this methodRead More →
Donut Piano Practice Incentive Crazy Fail-2
2018-05-27
I Donut Know What I was Thinking… So…the catastrophe. This is Part 2 to my Donut piano practice incentive contest. It was already not a winning idea on my part. Each piano class group were working hard to earn that donut party. They all wanted to win. They didn ‘tRead More →
The Donut Piano Practice Contest Fail
2018-05-27
How can a piano practice contest fail when donuts are involved? Last Fall I decided my students needed a practice incentive. My goal was to get all my students practicing consistently. I wanted to keep my classes learning together as a cohort. I wanted them to move through their methodRead More →