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e.p.i.c. is Here!

June 23, 2014 by natalie 26 Comments

I’m sure everyone has been waiting with bated breath for this moment, right? Well, at least I have been! My studio saw quite a shift this past year, with many of my older ones graduating and moving on, and 9 new piano students just starting out! With that in mind, I knew I needed a […]

Filed Under: Practice Incentives, Store, Teaching

Get $5 Off Through the Month of May!

May 1, 2014 by natalie 1 Comment

Summer is just around the corner, and most teachers are starting to plan ahead for summer piano camps and theme ideas for next fall (except for the over-achieving ones who already have it all figured out… :-))! In light of this, I’ve decided to offer a special $5 off discount for anything in the Music […]

Filed Under: Game Ideas, Group Class Ideas, Piano Camp Ideas, Store

Free Piano Interval Worksheet

April 29, 2014 by natalie 3 Comments

The final e.p.i.c. Encounter (a.k.a. group class) of our e.p.i.c. practice incentive theme was last week, and our topic for the evening was intervals. We started the class with an overview of what an interval is, then each of the students received a set of these interval worksheets to fill out and keep for their […]

Filed Under: Game Ideas, Group Class Ideas, Practice Incentives Tagged With: Free Resources

This is Actually Really Fun!

April 11, 2014 by natalie 2 Comments

Those are the words exclaimed by Luke (and most of my students!) this week as we pulled out the life-sized grand staff and bean bags and played a variety of note and interval games. They’re already begging to play some more next week!

Filed Under: Game Ideas, Teaching

MTNA Live Streams Masterclasses

March 24, 2014 by natalie 2 Comments

As you probably noticed, I’m not live-blogging the MTNA conference this year. After getting married in December, I decided that it would be good to take this year off of my various travels and extra events to re-focus and make my husband and children my first priority. I am loving being a wife and mother […]

Filed Under: Conference Blogging

Perspectives on Distance Teaching

March 17, 2014 by natalie 1 Comment

Even though I took the plunge into teaching piano lessons long distance (via Skype) 3 years ago, I still find it insightful to read others’ thoughts and perspectives on the topic. This article by Dan Severino Two Different Animals – Online Teaching vs. Studio Teaching is extensive and full of helpful thoughts for both those […]

Filed Under: 2012 MTNA Conference

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