As I alluded in my post last week, I’ve been testing out a relatively new online platform that has been developed specifically for music teachers – Muzie.Live. Even though my students are coming to lessons in person again, I’ve been able to utilize it for lessons that I’ve been conducting with my 4-year old nephew […]
Maestro Classics Music Story CDs for Kids
Anytime I see anything having to do with the Carnival of the Animals, I am immediately hooked! It’s one of my all-time favorite collections of music and I have used it multiple times for piano camps – for my piano students and for a special preschool Piano Expeditions music camp. So, when I recently came […]
Business Resources for Music Teachers
Those of you who are MTNA members have probably already seen this, but for those of you who aren’t, you will definitely want to check out the new Business Resources section that MTNA has added to their website! As you can see, they’ve included everything from studio policies and technology support to business planning to […]
A Personal Update
For anyone who follows along closely enough to notice, you can see that I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus here on Music Matters Blog. It’s been exactly three months since my last post – the longest break I’ve ever taken in the 15 years I’ve been blogging here! Some of that has been due […]
Free Videos for Teaching Young Piano Students
Renowned piano pedagogue Fred Karpoff, of Entrada Piano, recently announced his new free video series, Teaching Little Hands. So far he has uploaded video clips on Encouraging Improv, Arm Weight Drops, and Counting and Tapping Process. I have always loved and learned so much from observing masterclasses, so I’m thrilled to be able to watch […]
A Step-by-Step Guide for Virtual Music Lessons – A Guest Post by Tomplay
Save 30% on Tomplay’s Premium subscription and access the incredible library of 20,000+ sheet music titles! Here’s a handy step-by-step guide for teaching virtual music lessons and incorporating Tomplay’s interactive music library to make it a musically rich and rewarding experience for your students. Following the COVID-19 outbreak and the closure of schools, the great […]