What you use to record videos? And how hard is it to upload to YouTube? In short, everything! Canon Elura MiniDV Camcorder – I bought this several years ago for our Isaac Watts Film Project as part of our piano camp and have been using it ever since! It’s been a great little camcorder. I […]
Teaching
Tips for Creativity and Productivity
One of my students and her mom recommended a post called, How to Steal Like an Artist (and 9 other things nobody told me). Obviously tongue-in-cheek, but the author has some fabulous tips that will help you think more creatively and work more productively. I especially appreciate #9 – “Be boring. (It’s the only way […]
Monday Mailbag – Business Types
As I contemplate venturing out into the World Wide Web, I’m thinking I should change my business structure from a Sole Proprietorship to an LLC for liability purposes. I’d be interested in hearing what other teachers have done, especially those of you who have web sites. Since we’re at the start of a new teaching […]
Monday Mailbag – Creating a Lending Library for Music Books
I have a pretty decent library of music and I like to loan it out to my students. Honestly though, I do a terrible job of keeping track of who has what. I cannot seem to wrap my mind around how to create a working lending library. What you do? This seemed like a great […]
The Anatomy of a Practice Incentive Theme
Every year the process looks slightly different, but in a nutshell there are some tried-and-true steps that seem to work for developing a practice incentive theme that will captivate students! In the spring, use year-end questionnaires to collect input on what they liked best and least about the theme, what things they’d like to focus […]
Monday Mailbag – Teaching Note Recognition
I need some new ideas for the same old problem…teaching note recognition. I am so tired of students asking, ” is it ‘every good boy does fine’ or ‘good boys deserve fudge always’? What works for you? I have several Monday Mailbag questions dealing with teaching note recognition in my inbox right now, so I […]
