Kristin Jensen, of the wonderful My Fun Piano Studio website, asked me to write a guest post for her blog. Here’s an excerpt of my post, An Inspiring Calling: What if you could do one thing that would motivate students, energize your teaching, elicit gratitude from parents, and increase the value of your studio offerings? […]
Teaching
20 Pages of Free Worksheets from the Fabers!
If you visit the companion page for Randall and Nancy Faber’s new Piano Adventures Scale and Chord books you’ll find some free teaching videos and a download of a 20-page workbook of scale activities. A great resource that I’m filing away to use next fall!
AMT Inspiration – The Magic of William Gillock
After taking a break for a few years, this spring I had the privilege to adjudicate at several student events and thoroughly enjoyed the experience! I love having the opportunity to listen to students, encourage them in their musical studies, and give them positive feedback to help them improve as pianists. The article “The Magic […]
Posture at the piano
One of the things that has been impressed on me over the years as I’ve grown in my understanding of proper piano technique is the importance of correct bench placement and height. This is often overlooked by pianists, but is essential for producing good tone quality, establishing correct hand position, and avoiding injuries. Here is […]
And the winner is…
Sylvia! Congrats, Sylvia, you are the winner of the complete studio theme decor package for the Vanishing Voices practice incentive theme! As a special thanks to all who participated in the drawing, I’m offering all Music Matters Blog readers a $10 off coupon for any item in the Music Matters Blog store. The code is […]
Last Day to Enter to Win the Studio Display Package for the Vanishing Voices Practice Incentive Theme
If you’re still looking for something fresh and inspirational to use with your students this fall, tomorrow is the last day to enter the drawing to win the complete studio display package for the new Vanishing Voices studio practice incentive theme. Everyone who purchases the theme by tomorrow at 12:00 noon (CST) will be entered […]
