Even though I’ve had a studio policy in place for years, it never occurred to me until this fall to put together a list for myself of studio procedures. In particular, I put together a list of procedures for enrolling a new student, and a list of what needs to be done at the beginning […]
Games from our September Surprise Blast Off Event
As I mentioned last Friday, we had a fabulous time with some fun games at our September Surprise! Here are some video clips and free downloadable files that you can use in your studios as well. (Refer to the Blast Off! post for game directions.) Tappers and Listeners Click here to download the list of […]
I think I just found a new way to workout…
Who wants to join me?! 😀
Monday Mailbag – Advice for a New Teacher
What would you say would be the best way for a new piano teacher to go about advertising for getting students? This isn’t in the hypothetical, I am thinking about beginning piano teaching. I’ve never done taught piano before so am a little intimidated by the whole idea. I realize that just because I can […]
Remembering…
Here’s a short video with a collection of news reports that aired eight years ago on September 11. HT: The Cloakroom Blog I can still remember the day vividly. Most of my students canceled lessons that day, but I did have a few that came, and we carried on the best we could. Everyone was […]
Blast Off!
It’s official! The year has begun in my studio! We had our September Surprise kickoff last night and it was a ton of fun! Almost every one of the students in attendance played something, and I was quite impressed that most of them worked up new pieces and did a very nice job with them. […]
