One of the highlights of my teaching year is attending our Kansas state music teachers conference. Partly because I get to catch up with my good friend and colleague, Lisa, along with other piano teachers from across the state. Partly because it’s an opportunity to take a short road trip and explore a new place […]
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A New Venture – Hammock in the Woods
Ever since I was a little girl playing “travel agency” in the basement with my sisters, I’ve had a fascination with learning about and visiting places all across the globe. In those days we had no internet, so we contacted Convention and Visitors Bureaus across the country requesting copies of their latest magazines until our […]
Gearing Up For Fall with a New Practice Incentive Theme!
After long sessions of brainstorming, frequent prayers, multiple days of late-nighters, too many hours on the phone with tech support trying to resolve software issues, and I-won’t-say-how-many Klondike bars :-), our studio practice incentive theme for this fall is finally ready. It’s a super fun combination of two of my favorite things: sightreading and sightseeing! […]
Giveaway of The Secret of the Keys Studio Practice Incentive Theme Decor
It’s that time of year again! I’m busy brainstorming for next year’s studio practice incentive theme, so it’s time to pass along all of the studio decor from last year’s theme, The Secret of the Keys, to another teacher. And it could be you! Here’s what some of my students had to say about it: […]
5 Easy Piano Concertos for Students – A Guest Post by Tomplay
[A Note from Natalie: I’ve just barely begun exploring Tomplay, but I’m looking forward to learning more about what they have to offer. And I’m thrilled that they are offering all Music Matters Blog readers a promo code to access their entire music library for free for 30 days! See below for the code and […]
The Secret of the Keys Practice Incentive Theme on Sale This Month!
I had planned to do a short video clip of each student at our Year-End Evaluations, having them share what they liked best about this year’s practice incentive theme: The Secret of the Keys. However, I forgot to do so with everyone except Ellie, so she gets to be our spokeswoman for this year! Here […]
