For quite a few years now I’ve been taking off teaching for the month of August to give myself time to travel, come up with a practice incentive theme for the next year, catch up on other projects, do lesson planning, and hopefully feel put together by the time my students return for another year […]
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Summer Plans
Summer has officially begun for my studio! We’ve finished the last of the Year-End Evaluations, gotten everyone’s summer lessons scheduled, and taken a few days to catch our breath before launching into whatever we’ve decided to work on for the summer. I think I must have worked my students especially hard this year, because about […]
Send a Musical E-Card and Invest in the Musical Education of a Student at the Same Time!
Check out these awesome e-cards that include music provided by some of the most prominent orchestras! But even better, for every one of these e-cards you send, Fidelity Investments will donate $1 to buy new musical instruments for local area students. I’m usually not a fan of e-cards, but I love this (and just sent […]
Student Christmas Gift Ideas?
Is everyone else trying to figure out what to give their students for Christmas this year? Anyone come up with any great ideas yet? I usually like to give something creative that will last longer than the time it takes for a piece of candy to make the journey from their mouth to their stomach. […]
Maybe my ear is not so bad after all…
My musical strength has always been sight-reading and it’s been a long process to develop any ability to play by ear. After reading this funny little anecdote my Dad sent me today, though, I’m feeling pretty good about myself… 🙂 The symphony musicians had little confidence in the person brought in to be their new […]
Trying a New Stitch
Since I’m currently serving as the president of one of our local music teachers associations, one of my responsibilities is to write a letter for our quarterly newsletter. Just for fun I thought I’d post the article I wrote for the most recent newsletter… Several years ago one of my students presented me with a […]
