Here’s another excerpt from the notes of Janna’s excellent overview of teaching for new teachers. This one seemed especially fitting since I just returned from a Clavinova Festival where 13 of my students are performing this weekend. I confess…though I love to play, I do not enjoy performing and I’m not good at it. I’ve […]
Teaching
Alpha Composer Search
Here’s a handy little Composer Search where you can search by the composer’s name and then by compositions for a particular instrument. Each composition is linked to a piece of sheet music or a book that you can purchase from this site. This is a great way to track down printed music for a specific […]
Top Ten Tips for New Piano Teachers
The following is part of a presentation shared recently by Janna Williamson, a music teacher in Illinois, with a group of pedagogy students. I was able to read her notes from the meeting and thought what she had to share was excellent. She has given me permission to post from her notes here, so I […]
An Impromptu Group Class
Since I’ll be taking off of teaching next week to attend the MTNA Conference, I planned to stick to my regular teaching schedule this week, even though it was spring break for most of my students. I had consented to giving a few lessons Monday morning for several students that would be going out of […]
MTNA Conference – It’s Almost Here!
The countdown is nearing its end – the MTNA Conference will begin in only a couple of days! I opted not to participate in either of the special Saturday sessions this year, but I plan to attend the opening keynote address by Van Cliburn on Saturday evening. I copied the Daily Schedule from the MTNA […]
Rhythegories
Here’s a fun worksheet I used to start off this group class celebrating Mozart’s birthday: Click here or on the above image to download the worksheet. It’s a fun ice-breaker sort of activity, as it helps the students start working together as a team and share ideas with each other. Each team designates one writer […]
