Wednesday often feels like a turning point in the piano camp week; the students have grown comfortable with the setting and with one another and tend to be very energetic (a.k.a. naughty). I found this to be true of my younger group today, but not so much with the older ones. Nevertheless, it was still […]
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Piano Camp Day Two – To the Grand Canyon with Grofé and His Suite
What a delightful second day we had at piano camp today! With a combination of repetition and variety in the lesson plans each day, the students are becoming more familiar with what to expect and a quick pace keeps anyone from becoming bored. Here are highlights from today’s activities: For our Welcome to Piano Camp […]
Piano Camp Day One – To the Grand Canyon with Grofé and His Suite
IT’S HERE! Piano Expeditions piano camp is one of the highlights of the summer here in our studio, and today was the first day of a week full of fun and learning! Since so many of my students who started out participating in these Piano Expeditions camps five years ago are still coming, I decided […]
New Practice Incentive Theme is Now Available!
Whew! What a whirlwind this spring has been. Our end of year studio recital and cookout has come and gone, and we are only one week away from a week of Piano Expeditions piano camps! With this week off I finished tweaking the practice incentive theme we just wrapped up – Destination: GPS – so […]
Amazing Photos of Deconstructed Pianos
Yamaha’s “The Art of Sound Project” gives a close-up view of some of their pianos and various components of the pianos. If you’re looking for some images to show your students to help them understand how a piano works, check these out. They are fascinating and beautiful! HT: World Piano News
Practice Incentive Brings Unusual Blessings
Drawing inspiration from Proverbs 11:25: “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched,” I included an element in this year’s practice incentive theme where students could opt to leave a “Blessing Card” in the destination they were leaving in order to give the next arriving student an opportunity to earn extra coins. This has been a huge […]
