I’m currently in a class called Group Piano and Technology, for my masters program. We’re reviewing everything technology-related to teaching piano. I know that you use Music Teacher’s Helper and I was wondering if there are any other similar programs out there that compare. That was the only program of its kind that we discussed […]
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Free School Calendars You Can Adapt for Your Studio
Blog reader Cindy Truman recently alerted me to a fabulous resource that could also be a huge time-saver! Check out this website with pre-designed school calendars that you can download, adapt, and print for use in your studio. I’ve already been manually doing my own from scratch for so many years now that I have […]
Subscribe to the New Music Matters eNews!
Well, I’ve finally taken the plunge and decided to start a Music Matters eNews. I’ve been thinking about it for quite a while and when I decided to switch my Sibro Publishing newsletter over to Constant Contact last month, I thought it was time to move forward with this newsletter as well! I’m planning to […]
Piano Pedagogy Magazines
A reader sent me this question: Are there any good piano pedagogy magazines you could recommend (apart from AMT)? The only other piano pedagogy magazine I subscribe to is Clavier Companion, which was birthed from a merger between the former Clavier and Keyboard Companion magazines. It is a fabulous publication! I don’t always keep on […]
Business Books and Resources
I’m wondering if you can recommend good books/resources on running a business? There is a backlog of questions in my Monday Mailbag folder, so I’m going to incorporate some of them into posts throughout the week. I love learning and studying about business issues, so here are a few suggestions: One of my all-time favorite […]
Monday Mailbag – Students Forgetting Assignment Books
I would love it if you would address how you deal with students who consistently forget their assignment books! I have started keeping large sticky notes on hand to stick right on the front of their book, but it’s very frustrating when this also doesn’t return! It impedes progress. My students who always bring their […]