Finally an In-Person Music Studio Party! Ye Saints be Praised! It’s been a year since we had to close our in-person music studio due to Covid-19. Last March we took the studio online. We had thought that it would be temporary. We planned to have our in-person recital at theRead More →
This one-room group piano schoolhouse format works very well. The students enjoy being in the class together. They like performing solos for each other and playing together in ensembles.
Learn to teach group piano classes with mixed-ages and levels with a genius one-room schoolhouse format.Read More →
Quitting Piano study early is completely preventable. Before you sell the piano on Craigslist, answer these questions.Read More →
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 →
Dear fellow piano teacher, ever had a day when your student was really struggling with the coordination of putting hands together? Read More →
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 →
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 →
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 →
I Want to Play Piano Just Like Mommy! When I was in the third grade I thought it would be really cool to play the piano. My mother played and I loved listening to her. I wanted to be able to make beautiful music just like her. I started messingRead More →
