The much-anticipated week has arrived. It’s time to travel To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons! The supplies are gathered and I can hardly wait to welcome 12 eager faces into the studio this week for our musical adventure! I’ll be posting a brief recap from each day, so stay tuned for a week […]
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Invisible Labor
One of my favorite quotes is this gem from Victor Hugo, author of the literary classic, Les Miserables: “A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.” I am always reminded of those words this time of year when I begin brainstorming […]
Win a Free Huge Bundle of Over 800 Music Theory Flashcards!
For last year’s practice incentive theme, I created a collection of flashcards that I’ve wanted to have for a long time. In addition to the typical note identification flashcards, I also wanted ones with a variety of intervals and triads in various places on the staff. The end result was a huge bundle of 883 […]
Free Piano Safari Webinar this Saturday!
Ever since the moment I first laid eyes on the rough-sketched pages of the piano method that Julie Knerr and Katie Fisher were working on, I’ve been in love. Piano Safari has taken the piano teaching world by storm, and if you haven’t checked it out yet for yourself or tried it with your students, […]
Piano Expeditions – Day Two
Another morning experiencing the Wild and Wonderful World of Music at our Piano Expeditions piano camp has come and gone. Emphasis on the wild! It sure is fun to watch the students get excited as we learn new concepts and repeat favorite activities each day!
World of Wonder Piano Practice Incentive Theme is Hot Off the Press!
We’ve just wrapped a wonderful year of world travel (in spite of the stay-home orders for the last two months that forced us to finish up the year virtually!) in our studio. As a part of our journey, each student completed 40 Destination Pieces, memorized many vocabulary words, developed greater technical acumen with scales and […]
