At our Piano Expeditions piano camp last week, one of the favorite activities was singing our Welcome to Piano Camp song each morning. Here’s a little glimpse into one verse of it. Of course, the students insisted on turning off all the lights in the studio to get the full effect! Each day we used […]
How Has Music Changed in COVID-19 Era – A Guest Post by Janice Cooper
COVID-19 certainly hasn’t done too many people favors, and musicians are no exception, as an estimated $10 billion will go by the music industry wayside if shutdowns last more than six months. As classrooms became digital, restaurants and stores limited capacities, and hospital visits were conducted via teleconference, musicians really had to take matters into […]
Piano Expeditions – Day Two
Another morning experiencing the Wild and Wonderful World of Music at our Piano Expeditions piano camp has come and gone. Emphasis on the wild! It sure is fun to watch the students get excited as we learn new concepts and repeat favorite activities each day!
Discount Price for Here Come the High Notes
Yesterday I mentioned the fabulous book, Here Come the High Notes by Marin Marka. This is great for any music studio or as gift for anyone with young children. I happened to notice that there is a box of scratch and dent books available for half off the cover price – truly a steal! Just […]
Coming Soon – Piano Expeditions!
After several years of tossing around the idea of offering preschool piano camp/classes, this year I finally decided to give it a go! It’s in “Beta testing” this week, but I’m super excited to introduce you to: Piano Expeditions! I have five students between the ages of 3.5 and 7 who are participating this week. […]
World of Wonder Piano Practice Incentive Theme is Hot Off the Press!
We’ve just wrapped a wonderful year of world travel (in spite of the stay-home orders for the last two months that forced us to finish up the year virtually!) in our studio. As a part of our journey, each student completed 40 Destination Pieces, memorized many vocabulary words, developed greater technical acumen with scales and […]
