Jeana, of the Sing a New Song blog, has created another wonderful resource that is perfect for custom designing any type of flashcard. Her music staff note/key signature stickers can be printed directly onto address-sized labels and stuck on any piece of paper or other object. The possibilities for such a great teaching tool are […]
Teaching
Super Cool Piano Song Tutorial Website!
Can I have a new favorite website again this week? Because OnlinePianist.com has got to be one of the coolest sites ever! Do you have students who love to learn songs by rote or by ear? Or perhaps students who want to learn a favorite song from a movie, but don’t have the skills to […]
A Budding Conductor?
Some friends e-mailed me the link to this video clip last week and I just had to pass it on. Check out the enthusiasm of this little musical guy!
Monday Mailbag – How to Help Students Progress During Teacher Leaves
I am due with my 3rd child in about a month and currently have 8 piano students. They are all in the Primer Bastien book, except 2, who are in level 1. As important as my piano students and their success is to me, my family comes first, so I have been thinking of taking […]
Spice Up Minor Chords
Jermaine Griggs, over at the Hear and Play blog, recently posted 3 tips for spicing up minor chords. Not only is the information good, it is also displayed in such a visually appealing and helpful way that anyone can quickly understand what he is saying and give it a try. For a very visual learner […]
Introducing My New Piano Student…She Lives in Germany
Toward the end of last year some friends of mine who live in Germany contacted me to see if I would consider teaching their daughter piano via the Internet. Since I had a little bit of experience doing this with one of my students last fall, I decided it would be fun to go the […]
