My students seem to really be enjoying the survey questions! Here’s the second question I asked, followed by all the responses I received: What’s the most helpful technique you’ve learned in piano lessons? * Playing one hand at a time. * Putting your weight into the keys instead of playing all with your fingers. * […]
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Los Angeles Food Court Musical
Here’s a fun way to start your Monday morning! (Check out the whole story behind this event here.) HT: Chris Foley at The Collaborative Piano Blog
Year-End Evaluation Forms for Piano Students
At the end of each year I schedule the last week of lessons as a Year-End Evaluation day with each student and their parents. Prior to the evaluation I send a questionnaire home for the parents and students to fill out and I fill out an evaluation of each student that I discuss with them […]
Survey Says…
Several weeks ago I started posting a weekly survey question on a white board outside my studio. At the end of each week I draw a paper from the jar with all the entries and the winner receives a prize. So far I’ve been letting the winner choose a piece of sheet music from my […]
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Making A Difference in the World
Following is an article I wrote recently for our local association’s newsletter: With the touch of a button or the click of a mouse almost anyone anywhere in the world has access to a vast anthology of music. Indeed, we are subjected to the sounds of music whether we are walking through a store, eating […]
