Blog reader Cindy Truman recently alerted me to a fabulous resource that could also be a huge time-saver! Check out this website with pre-designed school calendars that you can download, adapt, and print for use in your studio. I’ve already been manually doing my own from scratch for so many years now that I have […]
Monday Mailbag – Dealing with Pain
I have a question brought up by one of my students. She asked me if my back ever hurt after practicing for a long time. I told her yes, and then began to wonder if there was anything I could suggest for her to do to help it not hurt (and for me too!). I […]
Comment of the Week – Fun Practice Game!
There are so many great suggestions and ideas that get buried in the comments on various blog posts (some from years ago!) that I thought it would be kind of cool to have a “Comment of the Week” feature. Each week – probably on Friday – I’ll post a comment that was left that week […]
Harmonic Vision Piano News
Have you subscribed to the Harmonic Vision Piano News newsletter? It’s sent via e-mail each month and includes a nice collection of news, links, upcoming events, and resources. Just click here to subscribe (this will set up an e-mail that is ready to send for inclusion on the mailing list). Also, you can view archived […]
A Peek Into Our Pre-Piano Camp!
This summer I’m trying something completely new – a pre-piano camp for 3-5 year-olds. Wow, it has been a blast! Even though I only had two students enroll in this session, I decided to go ahead with it because I knew it would help me tweak my plans and make sure they were age-appropriate. It’s […]
How Early Do Children Benefit from Music?
Several months ago I was contacted by BAM Radio Network about being an on-air host for a new Thought Leaders and Change Agents channel they were launching. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to participate in a broadcast titled, “Starting Too Early, Starting Too Late? What’s Right?” The show primarily featured Carla Hannaford, […]
