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Dealing With Parental Misconceptions
One of the frustrations Independent Music Teachers often deal with is requests from parents that seem unreasonable and outside of what is allowed in our studio policy. The importance of communicating openly and clearly with parents became clear to me in a recent situation I encountered. A student showed up at my studio for her […]
Worksheets for Sightreading
The worksheets on this site work great for reinforcing note recognition and some basic sightreading. Each of the following categories contain three separate worksheets that can be downloaded for free: Bass Clef: C Position Bass Clef: Line Notes Bass Clef: Space Notes Bass Clef: Line and Space Notes Treble Clef: C Position Treble Clef: Line […]
Naxos – A Great Composer Resource!
Naxos is a pretty familiar name to most musicians and music teachers, but for some reason I had never visited the site. I came across it in a recent search for information on an obscure composer. I was amazed at the exhaustive list of both composers and artists. There are portraits and brief biographies for […]
Dennis Alexander Web Site
Dennis Alexander has recently launched his new website. The site is still a little sparse, but there is an interesting discussion of the piece, Prelude and Toccata, that he was commissioned to compose for Linda Kennedy’s Piano Studio. It looks like a super fun piece! I’ll have to check it out on my next visit […]
Hot Off the Press!
This brand new book on pedagogy has just arrived at the publisher’s warehouse and is available for purchase. I found a great price for “Thinking As You Play – Teaching Piano in Individual And Group Lessons” at Amazon. This book was written by Dr. Sylvia Coats, Professor of Piano Pedagogy at Wichita State University and […]
