Happy New Year to all of you! I hope you had a marvelous Christmas season and are ready for a new year of teaching. I didn’t get nearly as much done as I had hoped, but I think I’ll be saying that the rest of my life! Today’s Monday Mailbag question is perfect for the […]
Monday Mailbag
Monday Mailbag – Billing and Payments
How do you deal with payments? I’ve been billing my students on the last week of the month, for the next month. Seems quite backwards, but I’m not sure how to do this! Do you do postdated cheques? Some teachers find that works well, but what if the student misses a lesson? Please just give […]
Monday Mailbag – What to Wear?
I am 23 years old and have been teaching piano/theory since I was about 17. Back then the students I had were all students I knew for a while, because my mom passed them on to me, but recently I’ve gotten a lot more students that I dont know, and I’m just wondering how I […]
Monday Mailbag – Practice Expectations for Sick Students
I was wondering if you and other teachers would share their policies for students getting their practice time in if they are sick? I have had the flu for 7 full days and realized how completely it knocks one out…I thought of my students, and think if they get it that I should most definitely […]
Monday Mailbag – Finding Music
You seem to have plentiful sources of repertoire at your fingertips. I am having a hard time finding good supplemental music for my small, beginning studio. The closest music store is about an hour away, so I rely heavily on internet searching and shopping. However, I find it difficult to know the level of the […]
Monday Mailbag – Game Idea Resources
Where do you get your ideas for your games? Here, there, and everywhere! Isn’t that helpful? 🙂 Seriously, I’ve been accumulated game ideas and books with game and activity ideas for almost 15 years. I have a huge collection of idea books that I reference if I need some inspiration for new games. Some of […]
