It’s one of our favorite weeks of the year – piano camp! We are continuing with our Piano Expeditions themes, this year To London with Handel and His Messiah. Here are a few highlights from our first day: Day One supplies are ready to go! We’ll be using several of the new printable full-sized piano […]
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New Piano Practice Incentive Theme is On Sale!
We have wrapped up a delightful year of aquarium adventures with this year’s practice incentive theme: The Aquarium Caper. The students have had fun swimming through the aquarium on the studio wall in search of creatures to fill the aquariums in their assignment books. If you’re looking for some fresh ideas for your studio for […]
How to Teach Intermediate Piano Repertoire
Thanks to a recent mention from Amy at Piano Pantry I discovered that Janna Williamson, an intermediate piano repertoire guru, has a whole YouTube channel full of teaching videos for specific intermediate piano repertoire. What a treasure trove! I’ve already seen one of her videos for a Haydn Sonata that one of my students was […]
Piano Camp Workbooks are Here!
Summer is just around the corner and we are gearing up for our third year of Piano Expeditions. This year we’ll be traveling To London with Handel and His Messiah. I’m thrilled with how the workbooks turned out; the students always love having their own workbook to learn from and as a memento from the […]
Tried and True Piano Practice Strategy
After watching a webinar by Sara Ernst (Practicing Piano through the Early Stages) with our local music teachers association a couple of months ago, I was inspired anew to teach my students effective practice strategies during their piano lessons. This is not my favorite part of teaching and often brings to mind this quote by […]
Spring Piano Recital on the Patio is a Wrap!
For many years I’ve wanted to host an outdoor recital. In fact, as soon as the weather starts warming up I contemplate moving my Clavinova on the back patio to teach lessons. I haven’t done that yet (perhaps because my studio is in the basement and the prospect of moving the Clavinova up the stairs […]
