I am so pleased to introduce the author of this guest post, Janelle Scott. She is a piano and voice…
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Digital Planner for Piano Teachers: Tips, Ideas, & Walk-Through
Hey piano teachers! Do you like using planners? I do! And I love using this beautiful blush, navy, and champagne…
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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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Learn to Teach Online Piano Lessons: Quick Start Guide
Do these questions and statements sound familiar? Why is the thought of teaching online piano lessons so scary? What equipment…
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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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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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Easy Composition Activity for Beginning Piano Students
I love doing fun activities in piano lessons to reinforce the notes, rhythms, and other concepts students are learning, while…
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Teaching Piano Lessons Online with Skype & FaceTime
Thanks to videoconferencing tools such as Zoom, Skype, and FaceTime, teaching music lessons online is becoming more and more popular…
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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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Go with the Flow in Piano Lessons
When students enter our studios, they usually arrive with some sort of baggage. Leftover and unprocessed feelings or emotions from…
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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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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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How to Use Emojis On Your Mac
My name is Melody, and I’m totally obsessed with emojis! 😍 🎉 💕 🙌🏻 I’m guessing I’m not alone…. Right? What’s an emoji? We…
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How to Get Some Free Ink to Print Your Piano Teaching Resources
You’ve purchased and downloaded all the wonderful teaching materials that you want to use with your students this week, planned…
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Tips for Teaching Very Young Students by Doreen Hall
Does your piano studio include students of all ages? How about tiny little preschoolers who are full of energy, endlessly…
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The Long View by Dr. Steve Betts
It is my honor to introduce the author of this post, Dr. Steve Betts. I can speak firsthand that he…
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Relationships 101 by Tiffiney Harms
I am so pleased to introduce the author of this guest post, Tiffiney Harms. She is a music professor, pianist,…
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