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Win a Free $10 Gift Card to Teachers Pay Teachers!
The vast marketplace Teachers Pay Teachers is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a sale of up to 30% off on Tuesday, September 29! In addition to that, I have a $10 gift card that can be used sitewide that I’m giving away to a special Music Matters Blog reader. Just leave a comment below […]
“Is She Getting Any Better?” – A Guest Post by Harrison Lavins
Sooner or later a parent catches you in the doorway, car keys already in hand, and asks whether their child is getting any better. The answer is, of course, yes. The hard part is naming one thing, on the spot, that would actually mean something to them, and I have fumbled that more times than […]
What Do I Give the Intermediate Student Who’s Outgrown their Method Book? – A Guest Post by Harrison Lavins
Every teacher I know has one of these on their student list. The student is itching to expand beyond their method book series, reads well enough, wants to play the piece from their favorite movie (or video game), and is quietly about two months from quitting. Maybe for others, it’s the intermediate transfer student who […]
Back-to-School Favorites Piano Podcast
I was delighted to join Rachel Ehring on Episode 128 of her Top Music Piano Podcast to discuss all kinds of back-to-school favorites, from practice incentive themes to music books for kids to free music theory worksheets, and more. You can listen to the episode on the TopMusic website or your favorite podcast platform. It’s […]
Using Musical Wheels to Make Music Theory and Ear Training More Engaging – A Guest Post by Spin the Wheel
It usually happens in the last ten minutes of a music lesson. You’ve just finished a rhythm exercise that took careful explanation, a bit of clapping, a retry, and finally some progress. The room is just starting to shift. A few students are packing away early. Someone asks, ‘What are we doing next?’ And instead […]
