Do you remember when Musical U announced the launch of their Musicality Podcast less than a year ago? It was fun to be part of their inaugural episode, and I was surprised when they recently contacted me to let me know they were getting ready to air their 100th episode, Unlocking Your Musicality! I guess […]
Resources
Want Free Piano Music Every Month?
Yes, please! I just discovered a fabulous new resource for piano teachers today! Carol Matz did a webinar with Chris Owenby this morning for the Practice Habits Membership Community (if you use my link, you can join for a 10% discount!). I only caught the last few minutes (thankfully it’s archived so that I can […]
Should You Consider a Rent-to-Own Piano? – A Guest Post by Drew Guifarro
Note from Natalie: I learned early on as a piano teacher that I had to ask prior to even conducting an interview with a prospective studio family if they owned a piano. Beyond that, I learned the hard way that I had to insist that they purchase one prior to beginning lessons, and that it […]
Free Guitar or Keyboard for New Students at Care2Rock!
Interested in learning a new instrument this summer? Start lessons today with a FREE brand new instrument from Care2Rock! Click here to get started. Care2Rock is our newest advertiser here on Music Matters Blog, and we are grateful for their support of the online music education community! If you are interested in finding out more […]
The Ultimate Guide to Playing the Piano
The folks over at Skoove have posted what they are calling “The Ultimate Guide to Playing the Piano.” The post is an insightful history of the piano, an overview of the parts of a piano, and a brief introduction to reading music. I mostly enjoyed the fun collection of photos of interesting pianos that have […]
Get the Entire Mayron Cole Piano Method for Free!
I’ve heard about the Mayron Cole piano method for years, but never looked into it that much. However, I just received word a couple of weeks ago that in celebration of her retirement, Mayron is making her piano method available for free to anyone who wants it! There are textbooks for Level Pre-1 through Level […]
