'Tis the season for hacking coughs, runny noses, and pink eye. And while we’d love to offer every piano teacher a cure for what ails ‘em, the piano student illnesses we hope to cure with composing are … Continue Reading →
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15 Fun Ways To Boost Piano Studio Re-Registration Rates
At the start of the school year, the excitement of new piano students, new repertoire, and new projects carries piano teachers into late October. The baton of motivation is then passed to Christmas, … Continue Reading →
7 No-Fail Ways To Give Your Struggling Note Readers Confidence
There are some piano students who just “get it”. Note reading just clicks for them and with some guidance on your part they’re off to the races; breezing through their primer-level books and on to … Continue Reading →
Why The Second Month Of Every Teaching Year Should Be “Composing Month”
If you follow a schedule similar to my own, then your new teaching year probably begins in August or September. These months are exciting and busy. Your piano students are probably quite inspired … Continue Reading →
Chopin Shuffle: A Teen Piano Printable To Make Classical Music Theory Meaningful
Call Trevor and I old fashioned, but we still watch Jeopardy on TV. In fact, it's well beyond a simple viewing experience. Instead it's an all-out battle of the wits with bragging rights as the … Continue Reading →
Advertising Your Piano Lessons – How Rewarding Your Students Will Reward Your Piano Teaching Studio
So you've got your piano students practising, progressing, and loving their lessons. Is your job finished? Not quite. We all appreciate being appreciated. Children especially blossom with a bit of … Continue Reading →
It’s Okay If Piano Practice Looks a Little Different Sometimes
If piano students want to progress, then regular piano practice has to be a priority. Consistency really is key! But as any piano teacher knows, inspiring students to practice is not always an easy … Continue Reading →
The Piano Teacher Test – Writing is to Reading as Composing is to…
With the exception of fruit roll-ups, “See Spot Run”, and Beanie the class Bunny, I don’t remember much about Grade 2. I’m sure we did reading, writing, and arithmetic, after all, I turned out pretty … Continue Reading →