Which program do you use to create such cool worksheets? I created this worksheet in MS Word, using Finale for the scale and key signature snippets, and then importing them into MS Word. This was actually my first time using the export feature in Finale, but I had a visual in mind of how I […]
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Guest Post: Back to Basics – The Realities of Running Your Own Studio
Teaching others how to hone their musical talents can be one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things you can choose to do. However, from time to time things can get frustrating and a reality check is in order. When this happens, it is time to take a step back and evaluate the basics of […]
Monday Mailbag – Studio Communications
Do you send out any kind of newsletter or communication to your students besides your blog and web site? For many years I created and sent out a really nice printed newsletter called “Noteworthy News” with info about upcoming events, pictures and recognition of students, a question of the month, trivia tidbits, etc. Once I […]
Organizing Printed Music
Most of us music teachers have advanced well beyond the stage of OPBS (Overflowing Piano Bench Syndrome) into OBSS (Overflowing Book Shelf Syndrome). Books and sheet music are piled onto shelf after shelf, and it is a well-kept secret as to which book or piece is in which stack. 🙂 I just received an e-mail […]
School of Everything
There are an increasing number of places on-line that serve as a one-stop shop for various types of classes and lessons. School of Everything is a new such site that just launched in September of this year, but is off to a running start! I haven’t explored it in great detail yet, but it looks […]
Studio Policy Website
Susan Todd has revamped the Studio Policy Website and just went live with it a couple of days ago. In addition to studio policies, there are a number of other teaching ideas and resources that any teacher, but especially beginning teachers, will find invaluable. When the members from our Pno-Ped-L e-mail group first started discussing […]
