With the plethora of piano teaching resources constantly hitting the market it’s easy to let old favorites slip to the wayside when exploring new possibilities. I’m sorry to say that’s exactly what happened with Notebusters, a fabulous workbook created by Steven Gross and Karen Spurney. It’s been 10 years since I reviewed their original workbook […]
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6 Reasons to Attend a Music Teaching Conference
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending our state music teachers conference with approximately 80 other teachers from across the state. This is always a highlight of my teaching year, and I was reminded yet again of the value of attending such events. For those who maybe haven’t taken the step yet of […]
September Surprise! 2023 Highlights
Whew! What a whirlwind it is when the school year starts back up and lessons are in full swing! As usual, we launched our new year of lessons with a September Surprise: We began the evening with the big announcement of this year’s practice incentive theme! This is one of my favorite things to plan […]
Win the Redwood Resistance Piano Practice Incentive Theme with Studio Supplies
It’s that time of year again! I’m in the throes of preparing for our Piano Expeditions: To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons piano camp next week and also working on pulling together ideas and plans for next year’s practice incentive theme. So in light of that, I’ll be clearing out my studio from […]
And the Winner Is…
#1 – Brenda. Congrats, Brenda! You’ll be receiving a copy of the brand new 2023-2024 Inspirational Studio Planner! If you didn’t win, but still would like to get a copy of this planner, from now through July 31 you can get 10% off in the Music Matters Blog store. Just use the coupon code PLAN23 […]
Win a 2023-2024 Planner!
It’s here! The brand new inspirational calendar/planner that I finished last week arrived even quicker than I expected! Here are a few pics: I ordered an extra one so that I could give one away, so if you’re interested in winning a copy of this floral-themed planner with music and teaching-related inspirational quotes, just leave […]