In my planning for piano camps each summer I spend hours upon hours searching for music-related books for kids, trying to find just the right one to accompany each theme. Invariably, I ended up borrowing from the library books that I’ve borrowed before…and then forgotten. I perform all kinds of queries for “interactive children’s books” […]
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It’s Time for Christmas Tunes Bingo!
We had our November group class this week, so I decided it was time to pull out our Christmas Tunes Bingo game again! With our practice incentive theme this year (The PUZZLEMAKER), I built listening pages into the assignment books, so we’ve been using them at each of the monthly group classes this year. This […]
Rote Favorites in the Piano Studio this Fall
If you’ve been around here for a while, you know that I’m a huge proponent of using rote teaching with all of my students. Here are a few favorite pieces from this fall: How do you get an energetic 8-year old boy who wants to play everything lightning fast to appreciate playing beautiful musical sounds […]
Top Ten Takeaways from our State Music Teachers Conference
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 […]
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 […]
