Many moons ago I, like most music teachers, dreaded the “b” word. We love to teach, to play, to create. But, by and large, we do not like to do bookkeeping. I don’t mind finances at all, but I had such a difficult time collecting money from families or reminding them when they had overdue […]
The Beauty of Having a Digital Station in Your Studio – A Guest Post by Susan Nicholes
Do you want to have students who sight read well? Students who get excited when they are given new and challenging assignments? Students who are able to utilize the new technology available only on a digital piano? If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions then you will definitely need to add a […]
And the Winners Are…
#19 – Walter #41 – Carla #23 – Laura You will each receive one of James Stevens’ beautiful solo piano collections to enjoy! Thanks to all for participating. Stay tuned for more great reviews, giveaways, and music teaching ideas! Also, be sure to check out James’ YouTube channel where he is regularly uploading new recordings:
4 Tips for Writing More Effective Piano Lesson Assignments
The topic of the latest newsletter from Music Educators Marketplace really resonated with me: Tips for Effective Practice Assignments. It always amazes me how often students return to their lesson with very little reference to their assignment book during the week. (I’m not the only one that deals with this, right?!) But the more I’ve […]
Giveaway of 3 Piano Solo Collections!
Don’t you just love having a new book of beautiful piano solos to play?! One of my favorite things to do is sit down with a new collection of lyrical piano pieces and just lose myself in the music. Thanks to composer James Stevens, there are three more such collections available to pianists everywhere (Like […]
And the Winner Is…
#60 – Walter! And Everyone! (see below) Congratulations, Walter! You should receive an e-mail with the complete set of 44 Birthday Variations by Forrest Kinney. I know you’ll enjoy them. And as a special thank you to everyone for participating, Forrest has generously offered to give all Music Matters Blog readers 50% off the entire […]
