If you’ve been following along over the last week (despite the crazy technical difficulties!) you may have noticed that we had a wild week of dragons and music in our piano studio. Inspired by my granddaughter’s current obsession with dragons and the epic soundtrack music of How to Train Your Dragon composed by John Powell, […]
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To the Isle with Powell and His Dragons – Piano Camp Day 3
Well, I woke up on Day 3 of the busiest week of the summer in our studio to discover that my site had been attacked and a vicious malware was wreaking havoc on the files and function, rendering it completely shut down. Thanks to my amazing web developer, Tiffany, of TiffanyJDesign.com, we are back in […]
Video Summary of Cracking the Crystal Code Piano Practice Incentive Theme
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 […]
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 […]
