Sometimes it feels like a never-ending quest to improve organization in various areas of my life. It’s a challenge I enjoy, and I’m glad to be making some headway in a few elements of my piano studio (digitizing student music theory worksheets and compiling a favorite rote repertoire for piano notebook are a few recent […]
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September Surprise Fall Piano Kickoff!
It’s that time of year again! I know most teachers have already been teaching for at least several weeks, but I love summer too much to start fall piano lessons before Labor Day. So, as has been our tradition now for at least 15 years (as best as I and some of my former students […]
Going Digital with Music Theory Worksheets
As I mentioned in my Summer Cleaning in the Studio post, in an effort to clear out some shelf space in my studio closet, I finally decided to go digital with my binders full of music theory worksheets. This is what my setup has looked like for years and it has served me well. Currently […]
Summer Cleaning in the Studio
Does anyone else ever get the urge to delve in and reorganize their studio? I am forever trying to come up with better ways to manage everything in the studio and have recently been digitizing and filing all my binders full of worksheets to clear out some shelf space in my studio closet. I’ll share […]
New Piano Practice Incentive Theme is Here!
Most of the world may still be closed for traveling right now, but my students and I have just completed an exhilarating journey Ad Astra (“to the stars”). One of my students has requested a space theme for our annual practice incentive theme for several years, so this past year I determined to make that […]
Thousands of Free Clip Art Sets!
I’ve been familiar with Teachers Pay Teachers for a long time, but just decided to try setting up my own store there not long ago. Even though I’ve just barely tapped into all that they have to offer, I’ve enjoyed receiving their weekly email that features an educator and highlights 10 free resources. One of […]
