Ever since I was a little girl playing “travel agency” in the basement with my sisters, I’ve had a fascination with learning about and visiting places all across the globe. In those days we had no internet, so we contacted Convention and Visitors Bureaus across the country requesting copies of their latest magazines until our […]
September Surprise is a World of Fun!
In keeping with this year’s World of Wonder practice incentive theme, I planned our annual piano studio kickoff (a.k.a. September Surprise!) with a world theme. Even the parents had a great time putting their world knowledge to use as we played rounds of a game where they had to alternately identify a landmark (or its […]
Musicality Now Podcast Founder Christopher Sutton Shares an Important Reminder
Two years ago Christopher Sutton launched The Musicality Podcast, which has recently become Musicality Now. In this episode on Your Codex and Creativity he shares an important reminder from a book excerpt we discussed on the interview I did with him a couple of years ago. In his book, The Piano Shop on the Left […]
Gearing Up For Fall with a New Practice Incentive Theme!
After long sessions of brainstorming, frequent prayers, multiple days of late-nighters, too many hours on the phone with tech support trying to resolve software issues, and I-won’t-say-how-many Klondike bars :-), our studio practice incentive theme for this fall is finally ready. It’s a super fun combination of two of my favorite things: sightreading and sightseeing! […]
And the Winner Is…
#17 – Lori Congratulations, Lori! You’ll receive a free copy of the Secret of the Keys practice incentive theme along with my set of studio décor to use with the theme in your studio. For everyone else, I decided to offer a special deal for the next 12 days only! Through the end of July, […]
Giveaway of The Secret of the Keys Studio Practice Incentive Theme Decor
It’s that time of year again! I’m busy brainstorming for next year’s studio practice incentive theme, so it’s time to pass along all of the studio decor from last year’s theme, The Secret of the Keys, to another teacher. And it could be you! Here’s what some of my students had to say about it: […]
