I’m wondering if you have any way of tracking or planning what you’re doing with your students from week to week. 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 […]
Teaching
Taking Time to Think
Sometimes things happen in life that make you step back, take a deep breath, and try to regain a right perspective. I feel like I’ve had one of those weekends. So I decided that instead of trying to churn out mindless posts for the sake of just getting something on this blog every day that […]
Top 10 Ways to Make a Living While Making Music
One of the things that is emphasized over and over in the business studies I’ve done is the importance of having multiple streams of income. This is the same principle that King Solomon taught in Ecclesiastes 11:1-2, “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. Give a portion to […]
Monday Mailbag – Planning Piano Camps
I’ve also been planning on doing an “Introduction to the piano” course…can’t wait to see your lesson plans! How many days does your camp go for? It’s getting to be that time of year when we all start thinking about summer plans! At least, in theory we are all thinking about summer plans, right? In […]
Meet the Orchestra – Collection of Printable Pages
Making Music Fun recently announced that their whole collection of Meet the Orchestra pages has gone printable! Find instruments in the Woodwind Family, the Brass Family, the String Family, the Percussion Family, and the Keyboard Family. For each instrument, you can read about the history, how it’s played, how it’s made, and an extra fun […]
Boil ’em Cabbage Down is a Hit!
A couple weeks ago, I mentioned my group class collaborative experiment. As you’ll notice in the video clip below, we didn’t get everything polished, but we did have a ton of fun! We only had a few minutes for this activity, so it was all sight-reading and playing by ear for the students. They all […]
