And now…back to your regularly scheduled programming! After several weeks of neglecting the Monday Mailbag posting, here’s hoping the rest of the summer will go better as far as keeping up with it! I have a slew of questions to post, so I may even stick some in on other days, too. 🙂 As a […]
Monday Mailbag
Monday Mailbag – Practice Tips for Young Students and Parents
I recently started a few new kindergarten students and I was wondering if you might have any practice suggestions for that age. I would especially like to give some ideas to their parents about how they can help their children practice. I’m finding more and more that the best approach to teaching good practice habits […]
Monday Mailbag – Free Scale Chart and Tips for Making Your Own Progress Charts!
I am searching everywhere for a template for individual progress charts and a master to keep in the studio so all my students can see how everyone stands up. Any ideas? Probably one of the most valuable skills I have learned on the computer is how to use tables to create forms and worksheets of […]
Monday Mailbag – Starting a Beginning Student Without a Method Book
I hear about a lot of instrumental teachers just opening the method book and getting right down to the nitty-gritty, if you will, but I’ve begun to think about what might happen if a piano teacher began a bit like a general music teacher would begin; with singing simple songs with students, having them echo […]
Monday Mailbag – Structuring Recitals
In the past I’ve done the recital where we start with the simplest pieces and work to the most complex. That has worked out pretty much following ages, with the exception of a few younger really gifted kids who make it to the older age group. But now I have some older beginners who will […]
Monday Mailbag – Lesson Planning
I’m wondering if you have any way of tracking or planning what you’re doing with your students from week to week. Â Do you keep a log or planning book? Any suggestions on the best way to organize lesson plans for each individual student? If you promise not to freak out or turn me over to […]
