There’s nothing quite like a conference to marry my loves of teaching and traveling! Our annual state music teachers conference was a joint venture with Missouri this year, and it was fabulous. We’re just wrapping up a weekend full of insightful sessions, inspiring performances, and invigorating fellowship. By the time the last session concluded I […]
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And the Winner Is…
#5 – Veera! Congrats, Veera! You’ll be receiving a package in the mail with everything you need to get your studio ready for the practice incentive theme Destination: GPS! And just so no one feels left out, if you’re looking for a fun practice incentive theme to try in your studio this year, you can […]
Music Theory Crossword Puzzle from Doug Hanvey
Doug Hanvey has been a guest blogger here before. Check out his posts on Fearless Arranging: Teaching Younger Students to Arrange and 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Piano Technique. Today he is back with a fun summer activity for you and your students! Ready for a fun summertime music challenge? Do you know what […]
Amazing Photos of Deconstructed Pianos
Yamaha’s “The Art of Sound Project” gives a close-up view of some of their pianos and various components of the pianos. If you’re looking for some images to show your students to help them understand how a piano works, check these out. They are fascinating and beautiful! HT: World Piano News
Practice Incentive Brings Unusual Blessings
Drawing inspiration from Proverbs 11:25: “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched,” I included an element in this year’s practice incentive theme where students could opt to leave a “Blessing Card” in the destination they were leaving in order to give the next arriving student an opportunity to earn extra coins. This has been a huge […]
Recording Piano Practice with Fruits
One unexpected way that I often see my students’ personalities come out is in their assignment books. We have a custom assignment book that correlates with our practice incentive theme each year, and one of the elements is that they always have to record what they practiced and on which days in order to keep […]
