Can your piano students practice even when they don't have a piano in front of them? Yes! In fact, practice that happens "away from the piano" is very important and will do nothing but improve "at … Continue Reading →
OK, Who Can Come Up With The Most Inventive Piano Studio Quest?
There’s a great children’s book called Math Curse. The main character in the book believes his math teacher has put a curse on him; everywhere in his life he is surrounded by math problems. These days … Continue Reading →
Your Not-So-Musical Piano Parents Need This Piano Practice Cheat Sheet
A year and a half ago we wrote a post with a formula that relates to the success of your piano studio. The formula went a little something like this: Practice + Progress = Happy Kids = Happy Parents … Continue Reading →
A Printable To Add Some Pizzazz to Your Piano Lesson Assignment Binders
In previous years of teaching piano lessons I had a pretty sterile looking piano lesson assignment sheet where I would write lesson notes for my students. It was efficient for me… but it was bland … Continue Reading →
13 Ways To Improve Your Piano Students’ Ear Training Skills
I just LOVE seeing piano students who can sight-read well. It makes my heart sing. But another thing I love is seeing a piano student who has, (what we would probably refer to as) "good ears". And if … Continue Reading →
The One Question You Should Ask Before Breaking Out The iPad Piano Apps
Last week Trevor and I took the girls on a mini-vacation… part of which involved a beautiful ferry ride through the Gulf Islands of British Columbia. Given that we both spend a good amount of our … Continue Reading →
How to Plan for a Year’s Worth of Piano Lessons: Part 3 (The Fun Part!)
A week ago I saw a Christmas display in Costco… can you believe that?! After my initial shock, I was reminded of how much I love Christmas (and also of how I “missed” Christmas last year thanks to a … Continue Reading →
30 minutes of Shock and Awe; The Piano Teacher Trap You’ll Want to Avoid
A teacher wrote to us recently feeling overwhelmed. “I feel as though my lessons have become 30 minutes of “shock and awe”… I have so many awesome activities and ideas that I feel as though I’m … Continue Reading →
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