Hey piano teachers! Do you like using planners? I do! And I love using this beautiful blush, navy, and champagne…
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Fun & Affordable Prizes Piano Students Love!
In my piano studio, we do a 30-Piece-And-Other-Stuff Challenge every year. My students work really hard to master 30 pieces,…
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An Easy Way to Make PDF Worksheets Digital for Online Learning
You have all these wonderful PDF worksheets that you’ve purchased over the past few years, and you love printing them…
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What to Include in a Piano Practice Kit for Online Piano Lessons
At the time of writing this post, online piano lessons will be continuing indefinitely in my piano studio. So I’ve…
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BOOM, Zoom, & Online Piano Lessons
We’re all very familiar with online piano lessons at this point, but what’s Boom? What’s Zoom? I’m going to show…
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Equipment for Teaching Online Piano Lessons
And all of a sudden, we’re all teaching online piano lessons. I’ve received so many questions about the equipment I…
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5 Online Activities for Online Piano Lessons
I thought it would be really fun and helpful to put together a list of online resources and activities that…
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Pentascales, Chords, & Arpeggios for All Ages & Stages of Learning
This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase something through an affiliate link, I will receive a small commission at…
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5 Ways to Use Music Note Flash Cards in Piano Lessons
Music note flash cards can give students a fun way to review note names, learn to spell chords & scales,…
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Introducing the Circle of Fifths to Your Students
Introduce your students to the circle of fifths in a vibrant and engaging way, and teach scales, key signatures, majors and…
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How to Create Professional Recital Programs – The Easy Way!
These beautiful recital kits are the perfect way to save yourself time & energy as you prepare for your studio…
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Develop Strong Sight-Readers with “The Great Sight-Reading Challenge”
Sight-reading is an incredibly valuable skill for musicians. While some students naturally gravitate towards exploring new music and sight-reading fearlessly,…
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9 Essentials to Include in a First Piano Lesson
Whether you’re teaching a first piano lesson, a trial piano lesson with a prospective student, or a meet & greet,…
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How to Use the AnyTune Pro App in Piano Lessons, PLUS Free Leadsheet
AnyTune Pro is an app that allows you to change the tempo and key of a song or piece, and…
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How to Use Printable Sticky Notes in Piano Lessons
Printable sticky notes in piano lessons can give students a tremendous amount of ownership over their own practice sessions. Quick,…
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Host the Best Ever “Happy Fall, Y’all!” Costume Recital
Happy Fall, Y’all! In October, my students participated in our biggest ever costume recital, complete with food, photos, and even…
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Basketball Dribble Specs in Piano Lessons? Yes Please!
When students are sight-reading, why should they learn to keep their eyes up and on the page and not on…
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Three Rules for A Magical, Musical, Moving Performance
In recent months, I’ve heard a lot of teachers discussing and wondering how to help students play with emotion and…
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Accompanying 101: 10 Tips for Beginning Accompanists
This post originally appeared at my original Plucky Pianista blog in December 2013, and is featured as part of “The Top Influential Piano…
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GarageBand 101: How to Create Quick & Easy Recordings on Your iPad
Who loves GarageBand for iPad! Me, me, me! I started using it recently in my studio, and once I learned…
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How to Create Gorgeous Photo Backdrops for Student Recitals
Take a look at this photo. What do you think about how we decorated for our Christmas recital last year? I’m…
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Googly Eye Dice Tutorial and Teaching Tips
Have you noticed that dice and googly eyes seem to be incredibly popular right now in teaching circles? I’ve seen…
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Tutorial: Create Free & Professional Email Signatures with Canva & WiseStamp
I’m working very hard on branding my business right now to create a cohesive and beautiful look that is really “me”, and…
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iPad App Tutorial: Transfer TpT Worksheets Directly Onto Your iPad
Who loves worksheets? I do! I love creating worksheets for my students, and I love using those worksheets as well…
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