Poor Mario Ajero must not have any piano-playing friends…he has to resort to playing duets with himself… 🙂
Win a Free Piano Bears Musical Storybooks collection!
Rebecca over at Piano Teacher’s Retreat is hosting a giveaway. Go visit her site and comment to get your name in a drawing for a chance to win your own Piano Bears Musical Storybooks collection! Read Rebecca’s review of the collection here.
New Music Blog Joins the Blogosphere
New music-related blogs are joining the blogosphere all the time and it’s thrilling to see what was once just a tiny network now expanding to offer all sorts of resources for music teachers. The latest one I’ve come across is the Michigan State University Piano Pedagogy Blog. Teacher Derek Polischuk offers short video clips and […]
20 Questions to Ask Yourself when Practicing
Mike, over at howtopractise.com, has a great list of 20 questions to ask yourself when practicing. Good ideas for my students and me!
September Surprise!
Several years ago I started the tradition of holding a September Surprise! event as the kick-off for the new school year. I hold it sometime the week of Labor Day and then officially resume lessons the following week. The point is for students to practice and prepare a piece and then surprise me with it. […]
How to Plan a Group Class
I’ve been holding group classes in my studio for years and have tried tons of different ideas. Some have worked really well. Others have bombed. 🙂 The group classes I offer are in addition to the regular weekly lessons and students can opt to participate or not. I might have anywhere from 5-25 students taking […]
