One of my graduating students asked me if we could play a duet together at her graduation/senior recital. She was especially interested in a duet of In Christ Alone. Well, after searching for such a duet extensively, we finally decided that the only way we were going to come up with something we really liked […]
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Monday Mailbag – Practice Incentives
What are some of your incentives after students receive their “diligence dollars” or “treasure chest points.” Do you have something “big” for them to spend them on, or do your students receive smaller prizes? I am trying to dream up something that would get my older students excited as well as the younger ones. It […]
I’m Back!
Did you miss me? 🙂 I had a really great spring break week! I didn’t make it through my whole list, but did get some major projects crossed off – like doing my taxes, working on some songs I need to write, establishing contact with local bookstores about carrying my book (Pajama School), catching up […]
Key Signature Theme Progress
Has anyone else been emphasizing key signatures this month? Or have you tried another theme for the month? I’d love to hear your thoughts on what has worked well, what hasn’t worked well, and any other ideas for improvement. Also, does anyone have ideas for future themes? Also…just so you know, I scheduled my spring […]
Earn Swagbucks Just By Searching the Web
I’ve been hearing about Swagbucks for a while now, and finally decided to check it out in more detail. (A friend of mine has been using this for several months now and loves it!) It was a piece of cake to sign up! Then all you have to do is download their search toolbar to […]
Group Music Class – Songs from Around the World and Key Signature Games
Tuesday evening, we held our fifth Private Eye Workshop of the year. Our theme for this one was Folk Songs from Around the World. Here are some picture highlights from the event: In keeping with our Key Signature theme for the month, we started out with a game. One at a time, I had each […]
