About seven years ago, I met Katie Fisher in Toronto at an MTNA conference. She was the wife of a college classmate of mine (Christopher Fisher who has written here about group teaching) and she and her friend Dr. Julie […]
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A Perfect Recipe for Hybrid Piano Group Lesson Plan by Charlene Zundel Shelzi As a reminder, in my last post called “Start Giving Super-charged Hybrid Group Lessons,” I defined Hybrid Piano Teaching as a teaching style that includes both private lessons
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An extensive list of Halloween piano music for students of all ages and levels! Included are digital sheet and Halloween piano book music resources.
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Yesterday, Andrea Dow of Teach Piano Today interviewed me on the subject of workaholism amongst piano teachers<! It was great fun to chat with her about this issue and I hope it is a help to you! I’ve made note
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Dr. Melody Hanberry Payne has a fun site called The Plucky Pianista that you’ll want to check out, especially if you have beginners. Dr. Hanberry has held positions in a number of colleges and universities and is a nationally certified
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by Marcia Vahl, NCTM As we begin a new teaching year here in the states, I’m excited to have Marcia Vahl back to give us even more thoughts on how to be a better piano judge, adjudicator, and even teacher.
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Friday is the 13th birthday of ComposeCreate.com and I wanted to do it up big this year! So, I composed a new piece that’s fun, energetic, celebratory, and well…HAPPY! This is definitely one of those pieces you want to have
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Susan Paradis has created a fun little activity/flashcard for students learning their note names. She uses these Animal Alphabet Matching Cards by having students clip a clothespin to the correct note name shown on the staff. Very cute! Joy Morin
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Take the 30 Piece Challenge! Inspired by the brilliant pedagogue Elissa Milne, I am challenging each of my students to learn 30 new pieces this school year. There are so many great reasons for this challenge, and Elissa certainly has
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Have you noticed how competitive teens and pre-teens are? Have you noticed that when other games and activities don’t interest them, beating someone at something always seems to light a fire under them? Well, I’d like to help you motivate
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