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4 Tips for Writing More Effective Piano Lesson Assignments

July 31, 2014 by natalie 3 Comments

The topic of the latest newsletter from Music Educators Marketplace really resonated with me: Tips for Effective Practice Assignments. It always amazes me how often students return to their lesson with very little reference to their assignment book during the week. (I’m not the only one that deals with this, right?!) But the more I’ve […]

Filed Under: Practice Incentives, Resources, Teaching

e.p.i.c. is Here!

June 23, 2014 by natalie 26 Comments

I’m sure everyone has been waiting with bated breath for this moment, right? Well, at least I have been! My studio saw quite a shift this past year, with many of my older ones graduating and moving on, and 9 new piano students just starting out! With that in mind, I knew I needed a […]

Filed Under: Practice Incentives, Store, Teaching

Get $5 Off Through the Month of May!

May 1, 2014 by natalie 1 Comment

Summer is just around the corner, and most teachers are starting to plan ahead for summer piano camps and theme ideas for next fall (except for the over-achieving ones who already have it all figured out… :-))! In light of this, I’ve decided to offer a special $5 off discount for anything in the Music […]

Filed Under: Game Ideas, Group Class Ideas, Piano Camp Ideas, Store

Free Piano Interval Worksheet

April 29, 2014 by natalie 3 Comments

The final e.p.i.c. Encounter (a.k.a. group class) of our e.p.i.c. practice incentive theme was last week, and our topic for the evening was intervals. We started the class with an overview of what an interval is, then each of the students received a set of these interval worksheets to fill out and keep for their […]

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This is Actually Really Fun!

April 11, 2014 by natalie 2 Comments

Those are the words exclaimed by Luke (and most of my students!) this week as we pulled out the life-sized grand staff and bean bags and played a variety of note and interval games. They’re already begging to play some more next week!

Filed Under: Game Ideas, Teaching

Friday Film Find

March 14, 2014 by natalie 1 Comment

Thanks to one of my studio families for sharing this fun and inspiring video clip with me! Post by 95.7 KJR.

Filed Under: Inspirational, Videos

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