If you’ve never visited it before, I highly recommend checking out the Piano Teachers Policy Site and Great Idea Exchange. It is a collection of studio policies and ideas from music teachers all over the world. The exchange that led to the creation of this site was an invaluable resource to me when I was […]
Free Sheet Music
After clicking on a link provided by another teacher to free sheet music for Happy Birthday, I spent a few minutes on this site. There are a number of sites offering free sheet music, but this is the first time I’ve come across this one. The list of how many instruments they offer music for […]
A New Year!
What a whirlwind life has been since the middle of last month! I know you all can relate! As you’ve no doubt observed, I took off a number of weeks from this blog due to the many other responsibilities that required my attention. Now that the new year has begun, I hope to post more […]
Characteristics of a Good Teacher
Here are some observations from watching a master… 1. They make it fun–even the scales. 2. They focus on the love/passion behind the music, rather than just playing. 3. They stress the importance of practicing. 4. They introduce new waves of the future into the lesson–computer music etc., to keep it interesting. 5. Best private […]
White Board Messages
Every music teacher needs a white board. My students love writing messages on my white board. Here’s one that showed up today: “I want stay in your lessons till a’m 35 years old” This particular white board is one I picked up at a local teacher supply store. It’s magnetic, 24×36″ and has a grid […]
Instant Digital Downloads
They sucked me in! I was looking for the sheet music for a song called “In Christ Alone.” A google search landed me at MusicNotes.com. They have an incredible collection of sheet music available for download. They also have a viewer and a player available for download – great tools so you can look at […]
