IT’S HERE! Piano Expeditions piano camp is one of the highlights of the summer here in our studio, and today was the first day of a week full of fun and learning! Since so many of my students who started out participating in these Piano Expeditions camps five years ago are still coming, I decided […]
New Practice Incentive Theme is Now Available!
Whew! What a whirlwind this spring has been. Our end of year studio recital and cookout has come and gone, and we are only one week away from a week of Piano Expeditions piano camps! With this week off I finished tweaking the practice incentive theme we just wrapped up – Destination: GPS – so […]
Amazing Photos of Deconstructed Pianos
Yamaha’s “The Art of Sound Project” gives a close-up view of some of their pianos and various components of the pianos. If you’re looking for some images to show your students to help them understand how a piano works, check these out. They are fascinating and beautiful! HT: World Piano News
Financial Resources for Independent Music Teachers
One of my hobby interests for many years has been finances and investing. It’s probably my dad’s fault! He volunteered for many years leading financial Bible studies and counseling people who were stuck and trying to get out of debt and make progress toward financial goals. From a young age he set my siblings and […]
Practice Incentive Brings Unusual Blessings
Drawing inspiration from Proverbs 11:25: “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched,” I included an element in this year’s practice incentive theme where students could opt to leave a “Blessing Card” in the destination they were leaving in order to give the next arriving student an opportunity to earn extra coins. This has been a huge […]
Welcome to… Books Perfect for Piano Camp or Group Class
Have you seen the Welcome to… series of books by Carolyn Sloan? I used this Welcome to the Symphony story a couple years ago as part of our To Russia with Mussorgsky and His Exhibition piano camp, and the students loved it! So when I was looking for a book this year to go along […]
