Now that you’ve learned how to do audio recording right in your studio and present your students with their own CDs, you probably want to be able to create attractive custom CD jackets to insert into the case. Look no further! I’ve created a template that can be used in MS Word to do this […]
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MTNA Certification Moment
[Below is the text of a short article I wrote for the May issue of our local Music Teachers Association (MTA) newsletter. I just received it in my inbox from MTNA as their July Certification Moment. If you are not a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM), I definitely encourage you to pursue becoming one!] […]
Student Interviews
One of the best things I started doing several years ago is conducting interviews with all prospective students before accepting them into my studio. When people contact me with an interest in studying piano with me, I always refer them first to my website. I tell them to read over all my policies and if […]
Music Teacher’s Helper – A Review
Ask any Independent Music Teacher what they love most about their job and you will get a wide variety of responses, but ask those same teachers what they dislike the most about their job and, almost without exception, you’ll get the same reply: Bookkeeping! Wouldn’t it be great to have a way to organize all […]
Free Business Cards!
Check out this amazing offer from Vista Print! (Just click on the Free Business Cards link in the left hand column once you get to the VistaPrint site.) Choose from 42 designs and receive 250 free personalized business cards. I just placed my order and the only expense is $5.25 for shipping. Of course, there […]
Top Ten Tips for New Piano Teachers
The following is part of a presentation shared recently by Janna Williamson, a music teacher in Illinois, with a group of pedagogy students. I was able to read her notes from the meeting and thought what she had to share was excellent. She has given me permission to post from her notes here, so I […]
