My daughter received a postcard in the mail the other day. Having grown up in the “age of technology”… the simple fact that a beautifully illustrated piece of paper had arrived in in our mailbox was beyond thrilling.
Her postcard was immediately and proudly displayed on her bedroom bulletin board. She was all smiles for hours.
As Trevor and I are in the business of creating smiles 🙂 we just couldn’t let this postcard moment escape our musical minds. So… we spent our Saturday morning creating Piano Student Accomplishment Post Cards, and we’re sharing our set with you today!
Piano Student Rewards And What Matters Most
We all want our piano students to find an “internal motivation” that arises naturally from an ability to create beautiful music. But to get to that point can require years of hard work and dedication, and so occasionally they need a little help from some external motivators.
Mixing well-timed moments of recognition with motivating repertoire and inspiring lessons is the recipe for long-term piano student happiness.
Sometimes all your students need are genuine words of praise, sometimes they need a big celebration, and sometimes… they need a surprise in a mail box. What matters most is finding ways to recognize your students and make them feel extra special.
Our Piano Student Accomplishment Postcards (found here) are designed to be an easy way to celebrate your piano students’ efforts. When they’ve reached a milestone, impressed you in some way, demonstrated fabulous work ethic or were simply downright lovely during lesson time… fill out the back of a postcard with a hand-written personalized message and pop it in your mail box! We guarantee your piano students will be thrilled 🙂
Need another motivational boost for your piano students? Check out the monthly repertoire we deliver through PianoBookClub! An excited parent recently wrote us to say that “[Her daughter] simply cannot walk past the piano without sitting down to play your music!”
Lynn says
August 29, 2016 at 3:27 amYou’ve done it again! Thanks for sharing these – I had put together my own similar postcards but these are so much more engaging. Nice work :))
Andrea says
August 30, 2016 at 8:49 amGlad you can use them Lynn! 🙂
Jill says
August 29, 2016 at 1:37 pmThank you so very much for the work you do for us! It is very much appreciated. These postcards are great 🙂
Andrea says
August 29, 2016 at 11:56 pmHi Jill – that’s so kind! We had a lot of fun making these. Actually we have a lot of fun making everything we do! Hope it shows 🙂
Sharon says
August 29, 2016 at 2:18 pmThank you. These are so colorful and will be very encouraging to my students!
Andrea says
August 29, 2016 at 11:56 pmYou are so welcome Sharon! We hope your piano students love them
Jacqueline says
August 29, 2016 at 3:06 pmThese are especially great for virtual online lessons who I can’t reward in person! Would love to see other varieties in the future! Thank you Andrea for this treat 🙂
Andrea says
August 29, 2016 at 11:55 pmWhat a great use for them! Hadn’t thought of that but yes! Great plan!
Jacqueline F. Graham says
September 2, 2016 at 10:37 amAndrea and Trevor, you are so amazing!! I was thrilled when you posted this, and it was right on time! My students and I had a “Honey Bee” themed Performance and Theory Class for National Honeybee Day in August. Students that are new to the studio, I’m sending them your BEE-utiful “First Lesson” postcard. The students that performed in the Honeybee Performance and Theory Class, I used your graphics to make an envelope card and inserted “Piano Performance” in place of “First Lesson”- http://grahamsuzukipianostudio.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/9/3/11939683/img-6605_orig.jpg . In the envelope, I will have a photo of the students performing, and photos of them enjoying the Honeybee Festival.
((((Thank you from the heart for all that you do to inspire us!))))
Andrea says
September 5, 2016 at 10:58 amLooks amazing! 🙂
Lynelle Vogel says
September 3, 2016 at 5:54 pmSadly, these are not mailable in the U.S. — at least according to what I searched online. They must be 3.5 x 5 — that is the smallest they can be and these are too small. Did I print them wrong? Suggestions.
Andrea says
September 5, 2016 at 11:04 amHi Lynelle – I always pop them in an envelope 🙂