This year of focusing on piano sightreading skills with all my students with the Cracking the Crystal Code practice incentive theme has been fabulous! Here’s a brief 5-minute video summary of the theme and how we used it in our piano studio. Remember, use the code CRYSTAL by June 15 to get 20% off this […]
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Announcing this Year’s Practice Incentive Theme!
We had a fabulous time at our September Surprise! kickoff last weekend and an invigorating first week back to piano lessons. One of the things I love about instituting a new practice incentive theme every year is the renewed excitement it gives all of us for another year of piano lessons. Each year’s theme is […]
New Year – New Technology
Years ago I was given an iPad mini as a birthday gift, partially at my request because I wanted to use it in my studio. To my surprise, it mostly sat on a shelf and collected dust, so I eventually gave it away. So even though I’ve been eyeing the new iPads for a while, […]
Another Successful September Surprise!
How can it be October already?! As always, we launched a new year in the studio with our beloved September Surprise! It’s an opportunity for the students to play any piece that they want (thus surprising me with what they’ve worked on over the summer) and it’s when I announce our new practice incentive theme for […]
Keybird – A Portable Acoustic Piano
Several months ago I posted about the new PocketPiano – a digital piano that you can disassemble and fit in a backpack. Super cool! The only downside, of course, is that it’s digital. Apparently Lander Pinson feels that way, too. Drawing on his mechanical engineering background, this Danish innovator has built an acoustic piano that […]
Recovering from Finale’s Disastrous Announcement and Giving Dorico a Try
Are any of you long-time Finale users like me? When I purchased a new laptop a number of years ago that would require purchasing a new version of Finale, I thought I would try foregoing the purchase to save some money and opted to just use MuseScore instead. That decision didn’t last long. I needed […]
