I am a senior in high school who has been taking piano lessons for 11 years and I want to be a piano teacher as a part time job. I want to go to a community college for two years and would like to transfer to a State University. What do you recommend for me […]
Teaching
Videos from the September Surprise! Collaboration Station Activities
Last week I gave a brief synopsis of the Collaboration Station activities that were a part of our September Surprise! kickoff event. Here are the video clips from each of the activities. Just keep in mind that the students had roughly 15 minutes and no prior warning to put these together! Cups in Rhythm – […]
YouTube Performance Evaluation – Free Worksheet!
I have to say, I really love YouTube. It is such an incredible teaching resource! My students and I are always referring to it for various performers or performances. So, I decided it was time to capitalize on it a bit more and give my students a structured approach to utilizing the many performances available […]
A New Idea for Young Prospective Students
One of the things I’m always trying to think about is ways to add value to the families in my studio. Of course, I need to make enough to pay my expenses and run a business, but I want them to feel like they are getting a great deal for their money. So, here’s an […]
Monday Mailbag – Sight-Reading for Strong-Eared Students
I have a student who is 13 yrs old. He is extremely passionate about playing the piano and can sit down and create songs by ear, but his reading skills are far behind. He recognizes this and wants to take the time to learn, but many of the methods seem too young for him and […]
Free eBook – Go Play
Have you seen Catherine Shefski’s free eBook, “Go Play“? One of the teachers in our local association alerted us to it and we used it as the basis for our discussion at our local association meeting last week. Our official discussion topic was, “The Millenial Student,” and another teacher also shared several recent magazine articles […]
