Climbing the Ladder to Success! Each year I develop a unique practice incentive for my studio. I spend the month of August, among other things, working out the details of the incentive so that we’re ready to roll when I start teaching again in September. While a structured incentive program isn’t the sure-fire cure for […]
Resources
Music Teacher’s Helper – A Review
Ask any Independent Music Teacher what they love most about their job and you will get a wide variety of responses, but ask those same teachers what they dislike the most about their job and, almost without exception, you’ll get the same reply: Bookkeeping! Wouldn’t it be great to have a way to organize all […]
Music Games Galore!
Choosing Music Games for Students to Play Written by Karen Koch of Music Educator’s Marketplace In order not to be overwhelmed by the many games that are available, you may need to think through what you wish to accomplish by using games. Here are some questions I ask to help shoppers at conference exhibits, along […]
Free Business Cards!
Check out this amazing offer from Vista Print! (Just click on the Free Business Cards link in the left hand column once you get to the VistaPrint site.) Choose from 42 designs and receive 250 free personalized business cards. I just placed my order and the only expense is $5.25 for shipping. Of course, there […]
Pitchreading Drill – Customizable Worksheet
Here’s a great worksheet tool! You can specify the parameters and print a custom Pitchreading Drill Worksheet. Plus, you can input your studio name and the student’s name to personalize it. Who could ask for a more fun way to drill note names on the staff? 🙂
Free Printable Staff Paper
Another teacher alerted me to this fabulous on-line tool! You have to check it out! Customize your own free printable staff paper. I make up a lot of my own theory assignments for my students, so this will be the perfect (and quick!) way to print out exactly what I need without having to design […]
