There’s nothing quite like a conference to marry my loves of teaching and traveling! Our annual state music teachers conference was a joint venture with Missouri this year, and it was fabulous. We’re just wrapping up a weekend full of insightful sessions, inspiring performances, and invigorating fellowship. By the time the last session concluded I […]
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Review of Color Suites Piano Solos by Starr Meneely
A delightful book of piano solos called Color Suites (or Colour if you’re in the UK!) by Starr Meneely made it to my studio this week, and I have thoroughly enjoyed playing through it! Starr lives in the UK and has been teaching piano for 27 years. In addition to this new collection she has […]
The Rhythm Randomizer – A Fabulous Free Tool for Piano Teachers
At our recent local music teachers association meeting one of the teachers introduced us to a new resource (at least new to us!) called The Rhythm Randomizer. I have dreamed of having something like this for years! You can select 1,2,4, or 8 measures and then set parameters for time signatures and various note values. […]
New Piano Keyboard Diagrams for Creating Music Theory Worksheets
One of my favorite things to do in the summer is brainstorm and plan for the next year’s practice incentive theme. My students and families may think I do it all for them, but in reality, idea creation is something that energizes me and gets me excited for another year of teaching. I’ll share more […]
And the Winner Is…
#5 – Veera! Congrats, Veera! You’ll be receiving a package in the mail with everything you need to get your studio ready for the practice incentive theme Destination: GPS! And just so no one feels left out, if you’re looking for a fun practice incentive theme to try in your studio this year, you can […]
A Video Overview of the Destination: GPS Practice Incentive Theme
There are now 19 practice incentive themes in the Music Matters Blog store, and for years I have thought about creating short videos as an overview of what each theme entails. I know for me it often helps to see something in action as opposed to just reading about it. But I’ve never gotten around […]
