It was a hot July day here in Kansas for our second day of piano camp: To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons. But that didn’t temper any of the energy of this enthusiastic little bunch! Here are just a handful of highlights we capture today: They all look so calm and attentive, don’t […]
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Piano Camp Day 1 – To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons
I was reminded this morning why piano camp week is one of my favorite weeks of the summer! So. Much. Fun. to have these eager young students here in the studio learning about music together. Initially Piano Expeditions was created as a preschool age piano camp curriculum, but now that we’re in our fourth year, […]
It’s Piano Camp Time!
The much-anticipated week has arrived. It’s time to travel To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons! The supplies are gathered and I can hardly wait to welcome 12 eager faces into the studio this week for our musical adventure! I’ll be posting a brief recap from each day, so stay tuned for a week […]
Piano Lesson Planning
As I continue to finalize our practice incentive theme for this fall and work on individual piano student lesson plans, I found this post at Colourful Keys with three types of lesson planning very insightful: 3 Useful Styles of Lesson Plans for Piano Teachers It’s an older post, but the content is still as relevant […]
Win the Redwood Resistance Piano Practice Incentive Theme with Studio Supplies
It’s that time of year again! I’m in the throes of preparing for our Piano Expeditions: To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons piano camp next week and also working on pulling together ideas and plans for next year’s practice incentive theme. So in light of that, I’ll be clearing out my studio from […]
2023-2024 Studio Planner is Available!
Ever since switching to a digital calendar and mostly digital organization in my studio years ago, I always looked wistfully at the beautiful calendar planners that start populating shelves this time of year. Well, last year I came across one that I just couldn’t resist and decided to try something different – instead of using […]
