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Inspiration from a Home Magazine

January 6, 2011 by natalie 4 Comments

Somehow I started receiving a subscription to Traditional Home a while ago. Magazines are one of my weaknesses, so I usually like to skim through it and see if anything catches my eye! Well, as I was making preparations for my Christmas recital about a month ago, I was contemplating what sort of design to […]

Filed Under: Inspirational, Recital Ideas

The Greatest of These Is Love

January 5, 2011 by natalie 3 Comments

At the beginning of this school year, Lisa McCluer, a dear friend of mine who is also the president of the Kansas City Music Teachers Association, wrote a wonderful article for her association newsletter. This has served as such an important reminder to me in my teaching this year that I asked her if I […]

Filed Under: Inspirational, Teaching

Flops, Failures, and Fortitude

January 4, 2011 by natalie 1 Comment

“The young teacher finished arranging the game pieces for the first planned activity of the evening just as the doorbell rang. A few minutes later, the first student was seated on the floor, eagerly anticipating the fun he would have during the group class. He was soon joined by another cheerful face, and the teacher […]

Filed Under: Group Class Ideas, Inspirational, Personal, Philosophical Musings, Piano Camp Ideas

Happy New Year – Making the Most of the Year Ahead!

January 3, 2011 by natalie 5 Comments

The anticipation of a New Year is always so exciting! However, with it comes the realization of expectations already left unmet and hopeful ideas yet untried. I was fully expecting to have my blog re-design ready to unveil by the first of the year, but it is nowhere close to being complete. My studio newsletter […]

Filed Under: Inspirational, Personal, Questions for Discussion

And the Winner Is…

December 28, 2010 by natalie Leave a Comment

#17 – Heidi! Enjoy your Reflections CD from Sandy Skinner! Hope you all are having a wonderful Christmas season! Stay tuned for lots to come after the first of the year! UPDATE: Oops! I forgot that I was supposed to select three winners for one of Sandy’s CDs! The other two winners are #13 – […]

Filed Under: Contests

Merry Christmas!

December 20, 2010 by natalie Leave a Comment

My studio is on Christmas break for the next couple of weeks, so it will be pretty quiet around here as well. The Christmas recital last Thursday was such a wonderful time! For those of you who didn’t get to tune in live, you can still access the archived videos on the Christmas Recital 2010 […]

Filed Under: Personal, Recital Ideas

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