It is with a great deal of excitement that I announce the availability of the practice incentive theme that we used in our studio this year: Quest for Capital! You can get your copy today…and see below for your chance to win all the studio materials for use in your own studio!
Quest for Capital is without a doubt one of the most fun, educational, and motivating practice incentives we’ve ever done in the studio! I like to think of it as an entrepreneur-meets-music-student endeavor. 
In addition to investing in specific piano skills (a.k.a. Stock Options) throughout the year, students could also dream, plan, and create special Capital Improvement Projects that were showcased at The Gallery at the end of the year. The students were given a small table space and encouraged to sell their projects for a small profit, thus experiencing the excitement of integrating their music talents and knowledge with other areas of life and producing something of value in society.
The practice incentive is designed to provide a framework that will spur students on to attain greater proficiency in their skills and get their creative juices flowing as they contemplate possible project ideas. Students have already been asking me if we can do the same theme next year, or at least keep some of the same elements so that they can work on new projects. I am absolutely thrilled with the outcome of this theme and about the potential for it to be used in other music studios all over to inspire students in creative musical endeavors!
And now…for the special deal! Through the end of June, you can get $5 off the practice incentive package price when you use this coupon code: 59W3E7W2.
AND – everyone who purchases the practice incentive by the end of June will be entered in a drawing to win my complete set of studio materials – all the laminated studio cash, the wall banners, and the stock folders on the wall! Just select the Quest for Capital theme on the Resources page and checkout, and you will be entered in the drawing. The winner will be chosen at noon (CST) on Friday, July 1, using a random number generator.
Can’t wait to buy it!!
A great giveaway! I purchase your “Have a Ball” program several months ago and my students loved it!
Hi Natalie,
This program sounds really interesting. I am just a bit concerned because my students are all quite young 3rd grade and under. They probably don’t even get allowance at this point. I am just wondering how investment would mean to them. What are the age group of students that you are using this program with?
Thanks,
Lydia
It was a little more challenging for the young students to fully grasp, but even my 4-year old student loved getting to put cash in the different stocks! And even though most of the kids had no previous familiarity with stocks, they (and their parents) appreciated the learning opportunity.
I’m trying to decide on a theme for the year and I’m still unsure about how this one works. Could you give me a little more info on how you invest in a particular stock..I guess I don’t know how stocks work myself! By investing in say, a stock for scales, you put dollars into that stock if you achieve a certain scale? And then how does that translate into an incentive back to them?
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I teach middle school beginning piano students. Would these incentive programs be seomthing I could adapt for class piano? We meet every day for about 45 minutes for 18 weeks. I really like the idea of a theme.
Joy~
I definitely think the themes could be adapted for group piano class. In fact, the Go for the Gold! Practice incentive theme has some group/team elements already built into it. All of the themes are designed around setting and achieving goals, and maintaining consistent practice habits, so they are very applicable to private and group students. Most of the packages come with editable files as well so that you can tweak them to meet your needs. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks!