We’ve been having fun using the new Heartbeat Rhythms music dictation game in both group classes and private piano lessons the last couple of weeks! For group class, I gave each student a copy of the pulse sheet and had piles of the note value hearts in the middle that they could utilize. I played […]
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Custom Shirts for Your Studio
It’s been 10 years since I ordered custom-designed t-shirts for my studio, so my mind started rolling with ideas when I was contacted a few weeks ago by a custom-design apparel company to see if they could send me a sample of one of their products to try and review here on the blog. Especially […]
It’s Piano Camp Planning Time!
Is anyone else starting to think about and make plans for summer yet? One of our favorite studio events of the year is summer piano camp. I started holding piano camps many years ago as a way of changing up piano lessons during the summer. We’ve done a wide variety of camp themes over the […]
Free Piano Sheet Music for Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals
Anyone who’s been around here for a while knows that I’m a huge fan of Carnival of the Animals. I’ve used it as the theme for a regular summer piano camp for my students and also for the Piano Expeditions piano camp – To France with Saint-Saëns and His Carnival. Even before that, I used […]
A New Year’s Sale!
To celebrate the commencement of 2022, everything in the Music Matters Blog store is on sale! Just use the code NY22 to receive 20% off your entire order. You may want to get a head start on piano camp ideas for this summer, liven up your lessons with some fun 5-minute games, or launch a […]
Reflections on Favorites from 2021
As a compulsive planner, I always approach a New Year with high hopes, empty notebooks for making lists, and oodles of ideas and plans to pursue. As I pulled out my trusty “Idea Notebook” to start brainstorming, I couldn’t help but peruse all of my well-intentioned plans from days gone by. Some accomplished; many still […]
