Here are a few interesting articles and other tidbits I’ve come across this week that I thought I’d share: sfrack reminds music teachers of the importance of Painting Pictures Through Music. I’ve started doing this more with students and it’s such a great teaching technique! Jon Dittert over at Music Teacher’s Helper Blog shares a […]
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Great Pianists – Clue #1
Go to: The Rules This pianist began taking piano lessons from his mother at the age of three. His mother was the student of a man who took piano lessons from Franz Liszt.
The Great Pianists Mystery – Solve it to Win a Prize!
As promised, this is the launch of the next Mystery my students had to solve. There are only four clues in this set. Once all the clues are posted, see if you can identify who the great pianist is and which clue is the false clue. Once you’ve identified the false clue, I’ll tell you […]
Happy Thanksgiving Week!
I took off this week of teaching and am looking forward to spending time with my family and enjoying the Thanksgiving season. I am so thankful for the privilege of running an independent studio and for the wonderful families and students that are a part of it. God’s blessings are abundant and it’s always good […]
Student Christmas Gift Ideas?
Is everyone else trying to figure out what to give their students for Christmas this year? Anyone come up with any great ideas yet? I usually like to give something creative that will last longer than the time it takes for a piece of candy to make the journey from their mouth to their stomach. […]
This Week in Photos
Continuing with the theme of devising games utilizing flashcards, I had Naomi try a sight-reading/composition game. I held the set of flashcards upside down and had her randomly draw four cards. Then I allowed her to arrange them in any order she chose and play the pattern of notes under either the second or third […]
