In keeping with our Exploring a Galaxy of Music theme for the year, last week’s Briefing Session (a.k.a. group class) was themed A Galaxy of Composers. Here are a couple shots from the evening: I held this session at the studio, so twenty of us crammed into the small space to listen to performances, play […]
Teaching
Monday Mailbag – Taking Time Off
How do you schedule the right to take a week off each semester? This is the exact wording from my studio policy: The schedule for each semester, including weeks that there will be no lessons, is posted on the website (here) and included in the September newsletter each year. The schedule is structured to allow […]
Free Online Music Resources
In the same e-newsletter from Music Educator’s Marketplace that I mentioned Tuesday, there was a link to free online music resources. The page it led to is this fabulous collection of Free Online Resources for Teachers, Students, Parents. The page is divided into several helpful categories: Teacher Helpers and Resources Free Teaching Aids to Print […]
Piano Buyer Guide Online
One of my goals this year is to purchase a piano to replace the current acoustic piano in my studio. The current piano is a low-end instrument that is 30+ years old. Some of the repair work it needs now would cost significantly more than it’s worth, so I finally decided I better get serious […]
Incredible New Scale Resource
Last weekend I received the e-newsletter from the fabulous Music Educator’s Marketplace and saw this brilliant new product: Nate’s Scale Plates. They were developed by a 9-year old piano student, and they are exactly what several of my students need! It baffles me that scale fingerings are as difficult as they are for some students, […]
Monday Mailbag – Playing in Student Recitals
Do you ever play a piece in your student recital yourself? I was thinking about doing this in order to show students and parents the possibilities of the piano, but I am not sure if it doesn’t look like I “need” an audience. Actually, my students could attend some of my own recitals if they […]
