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Free Image Files to Make Your Own Composer Trading Game

September 25, 2016 by natalie Leave a Comment

One of our favorite loud and lively games we’ve played in the studio is Composer Trading. It was one of the highlights at our September Surprise! piano lesson kickoff for the year! If you download the free image files from the Music Matters Blog store, you can upload them to MOO.com, and from now until […]

Filed Under: Game Ideas, News, Resources Tagged With: Free Resources

These are a few of my favorite [teaching] things…

September 20, 2016 by natalie 3 Comments

We are officially two weeks into piano lessons for this fall, and everyone is off to a great start with our Vanishing Voices practice incentive theme! It’s fun to watch the students study the gallery of composers on the studio wall and learn how to pronounce their names. I attended a training seminar this weekend […]

Filed Under: Game Ideas, Scale Blocks, Teaching, Videos

September Surprise Group Piano Class – by Candlelight!

September 15, 2016 by natalie 1 Comment

The September Surprise! has become a much-anticipated tradition in our studio, but I think I can safely say that this year’s will go down in history as one of the most memorable. The students and their families arrived in the midst of an intense thunderstorm, and near the end of one of the performances a […]

Filed Under: Game Ideas, Group Class Ideas, Recital Ideas

And the Winner Is…

August 26, 2016 by natalie Leave a Comment

Ashley! Congratulations, Ashley, you will be receiving a complete set of studio decor for Jungle Expedition that you can use in your studio. I hope you and your students have a wonderful time with it!

Filed Under: Contests, Practice Incentives

Giveaway of Jungle Expedition Studio Decor!

August 19, 2016 by natalie 18 Comments

Fall is in the air, and with it the beginning of a new year of piano lessons, and (most importantly!) a new studio practice incentive theme! With that in mind, I’ve cleared off my studio wall in preparation for all new colorful decor. Now you have a chance to win a complete set of studio […]

Filed Under: Contests, Practice Incentives

Coming This Fall…

August 1, 2016 by natalie 6 Comments

Vanishing Voices: a musical race against time! The practice incentive theme for this next year is in development and I’m so excited about how we’re planning to integrate music history with world geography and a dose of strategy as the students work diligently to reach new goals and practice consistently throughout the year! It’s always […]

Filed Under: Practice Incentives, Store, Teaching

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