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New We Three Kings Beginner Piano Sheet Music

October 26, 2022 by natalie Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe, but Christmas is just around the corner! Our studio enjoys participating in a local WinterFest arts fair at the beginning of December where students have the opportunity to provide background music for the hundreds of shoppers and vendors participating in the occasion. It’s a fabulous experience that is less intimidating than […]

Filed Under: Compositions, Recital Ideas, Repertoire Suggestions

New in the Studio this Fall – Ready to Play

September 28, 2022 by natalie 1 Comment

While perusing the Piano Safari website late this summer, I came across a couple of books in their Musicianship category. Ready to Play books 1 (Off We Go!) and 2 (Moving Up!) by Sally Cathcart. Forever on a quest to improve how I teach my students musicianship, I was intrigued and added a copy of […]

Filed Under: Feeling the Pulse, Group Class Ideas, Piano Expeditions, Resource Reviews Tagged With: Free Resources

Notes First or Artistry First?

September 26, 2022 by natalie 1 Comment

The latest Musicians Way newsletter (which is always chock full of interesting links and resources) references a post from a few years ago addressing the issue of The Problems with ‘Notes First’ Practice. The longer I teach, the more I realize the wisdom of Gerald Klickstein’s approach, which focuses on developing musical artistry first, not […]

Filed Under: Philosophical Musings

Win a Free Flight and a Ukulele

September 23, 2022 by natalie Leave a Comment

If you’ve been a Music Matters Blog reader here for a while probably know that in addition to teaching piano, I also I love to travel (I have a travel blog that I update sporadically – hammockinthewoods.com). So it was fun to read about the recent Southwest Airlines arrangement with Guitar Center to provide ukuleles […]

Filed Under: Fun Extras!

New in the Studio This Fall – Video of Emma Soundtrack Piano Arrangement

September 21, 2022 by natalie Leave a Comment

When my sister got married years ago she really wanted to use the main title theme by Rachel Portman from the movie Emma (the 1996 version with Gwyneth Paltrow) for her processional. Since we couldn’t find any arrangements at the time, I agreed to write one for her. Thanks to the ArrangeMe platform, I was […]

Filed Under: Compositions, Repertoire Suggestions

New Free Piano Student Interview & Evaluation Forms

September 19, 2022 by natalie 1 Comment

The forms I’ve been using in my student interview and evaluations for probably 10+ years now were in desperate need of some updating! I wanted to include my new studio logo, and I also wanted to change some of the questions and add a few new ones, notably, finding out from parents what method of […]

Filed Under: Business, Resources Tagged With: Free Resources

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