After being inspired by Amy’s post on organizing her printed piano music files (with very professional labels – why didn’t I ever think of that before?!), I began the much overdo task of reorganizing and weeding out my printed music files. (Turns out that posting about it did help spur me on to actually get […]
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Piano Studio Organizing Tips
Sometimes it feels like a never-ending quest to improve organization in various areas of my life. It’s a challenge I enjoy, and I’m glad to be making some headway in a few elements of my piano studio (digitizing student music theory worksheets and compiling a favorite rote repertoire for piano notebook are a few recent […]
Carnival of the Animals Ballet in the Park
Our local Ballet Wichita organization performed a series of ballets in various parks, including one just down the street from us. It was a perfect occasion for an outing with a couple of my nephews (who also happened to be piano camp students who were familiar with the Carnival of the Animals suite!). They loved […]
It’s Time for Piano Camp!
One of our favorite studio traditions is a week-long piano camp! It’s taken various forms over the years – from an intensive course for serious high school students, to a Carnival of the Animals adventure for my current students, to our most recent offering: Piano Expeditions for young, mostly-preschool students who are not taking formal […]
Summer Sale in the Bookstore!
Is anyone else here ready for summer? I’m focusing on finishing the semester strong, but I confess that I am counting down the days until summer break! For me this will mean a break from regular piano lessons, a break from homeschooling, a break from teaching writing classes, and time to read and garden and […]
Planning for Piano Camp!
Is anyone else experiencing Spring Fever yet? I’m itching to be outside working in my garden… (Truth be told I couldn’t wait any longer, so I planted several dozen seeds that I’m hoping I can nurture in their temporary egg carton dwellings until the danger of the last frost passes and I can transplant them. […]
