I am due with my 3rd child in about a month and currently have 8 piano students. They are all in the Primer Bastien book, except 2, who are in level 1. As important as my piano students and their success is to me, my family comes first, so I have been thinking of taking […]
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Spice Up Minor Chords
Jermaine Griggs, over at the Hear and Play blog, recently posted 3 tips for spicing up minor chords. Not only is the information good, it is also displayed in such a visually appealing and helpful way that anyone can quickly understand what he is saying and give it a try. For a very visual learner […]
Are you a Betterist?
Betterfly is a fast-growing site designed to help connect people who want to learn skills (Betterees) with people who can can teach skills (Betterists). According to the site, “A Betterist is a person who helps others learn, look or feel better.” And of course that would include us music teachers! After being contacted by the […]
Introducing My New Piano Student…She Lives in Germany
Toward the end of last year some friends of mine who live in Germany contacted me to see if I would consider teaching their daughter piano via the Internet. Since I had a little bit of experience doing this with one of my students last fall, I decided it would be fun to go the […]
Classical Connect – My New Favorite Website!
The other day I sat down to try to catch up with a load of e-mail correspondence and was in the mood to listen to some music while doing so. I opened a new tab and headed to Pandora, only to discover to my dismay that their servers were down! (Horrors, I know.) Contemplating my […]
Monday Mailbag – Student Assignment Books
I’ve enjoyed reading about all of your incentive programs. I was wondering about your assignment book. Is it separate from the incentives or a part of the incentives program? I think I’m getting confused. Most of my students are beginners or early intermediate…K-8th grade. That’s a great question! I probably need to clarify that on […]
