These beautiful recital kits are the perfect way to save yourself time & energy as you prepare for your studio recital, & give your event a polished, professional, and cohesive look! Each kit is editable in Google Slides™ and is so easy to use! The kits include invitations, programs, & certificates in multiple colors and designs. Perfect for piano recitals,…
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Sight-reading is an incredibly valuable skill for musicians. While some students naturally gravitate towards exploring new music and sight-reading fearlessly, others are more hesitant to begin developing this important skill. I created “The Great Sight-Reading Challenge” to give all of my students some sight-reading motivation and to challenge them to sight-read three pieces or sight-reading flash cards/exercises each day at…
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Whether you’re teaching a first piano lesson, a trial piano lesson with a prospective student, or a meet & greet, you’ll need a solid plan to teach the student and interview the student and parents effectively and efficiently. Here’s my own lesson plan for a first piano lesson with a brand new student who comes into my studio for the…
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AnyTune Pro is an app that allows you to change the tempo and key of a song or piece, and you can even set practice loops to drill a specific section! My students and I are loving this app, and I wanted to share with you how we use it. Perfect for practicing, performing, playing in a band, learning lead…
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I love doing fun activities in piano lessons to reinforce the notes, rhythms, and other concepts students are learning, while being creative in a totally different way. Keep reading to learn about a fun composition activity I do with my youngest elementary piano students, and see how easy it can be for your youngest students to compose their very own…
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Add some pizzazz to your classroom or music studio with this bright and colorful banner! The quick and easy tutorial will guide you through a few simple steps, and you’ll have a fun banner that you can be proud of in just a few minutes. Perfect for piano recitals, birthday parties, classroom walls, bulletin board letters, back-to-school, end of the…
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Thanks to videoconferencing tools such as Skype and FaceTime, teaching music lessons online is becoming more and more popular among teachers all over the world. In this post I’ll share a few of my own experiences teaching online piano lessons: finding the right clients, introducing concepts in online lessons, visual aids, having online students perform in your studio recitals, what to do…
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Printable sticky notes in piano lessons can give students a tremendous amount of ownership over their own practice sessions. Quick, easy, customizable sticky notes work for scales, solo repertoire, theory, recital prep, and so much more! Students are eager to follow their own practice steps, which makes practice time more effective and efficient, and the real bonus is that students…
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When students enter our studios, they usually arrive with some sort of baggage. Leftover and unprocessed feelings or emotions from the day, worries, stresses, fears. We often don’t see or hear about these issues, especially with students that are really good at “keeping it together”, but sometimes those feelings rear their heads during our weekly lessons with our students, causing…
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Valentine’s Day is almost here, and you might be scrambling to find the perfect idea for a Valentine piano party, special music lesson, or to treat your students to something unique that still reviews music while allowing them to have a ton of fun! It’s so easy to incorporate some fun Valentine’s Day activities and games into your piano lessons…
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The One Little Word concept was started by Ali Edwards, who is a designer, blogger, workshop instructor, and author. Ali says she “began a tradition of choosing one word for myself each January – a word to focus on, meditate on, and reflect upon as I go about my daily life.” You can read more about the One Little Word concept at…
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This is a comforting and delicious soup recipe that includes some wonderful autumn veggies, but is fantastic any time of year. Perfect for busy teachers who want to prep the soup ahead and enjoy an easy dinner after teaching all day. Let it simmer on the stovetop and fill your home with its comforting aroma while you’re working on lesson…
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