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
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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Piano group lessons are super popular, but sometimes hard to start doing. So I am so excited about this article by Charlene Zundel Shelzi which discusses the kind of piano group lessons that have worked for me for over a
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You can view some handouts from the NCKP workshops and sessions online now! Not many of the workshops have handouts posted, but there are a few that might be immediately useful to any teacher, whether or not you attended the
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I’ve been fascinated by the number of times in the last year that a respected pedagogue has said something like this, “When the brain is bored, it seeks new stimuli.” Diane Hidy mentioned this to me once when she was
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by Dr. Christopher Fisher As a piano teacher, I find great joy in the process of creating and experimenting with new and exciting teaching strategies with my students. I love to consider each of my students – their learning styles, their
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Well it seems that in Oregon for one teacher at least, the answer is yes! Some of you mentioned that you don’t have an Office Depot in your area and are disappointed that you cannot get black and white copies
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Last year, we began the year with a sight-reading challenge where each student earned a quarter (could be a dime or nickel depending on your studio size) for every day that they sight0-read. I challenged the parents to match this
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August is the month for creating a plan for outrageously fun piano lessons for the coming year! So to help you in that, I’m going to show you an amazingly fun video below and I’m also offering a $5 coupon
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Merry to Moody:
Holiday music for everyone!
Tired of the usual holiday music?This free webinar is just for you! Lots of new, original, and classic holiday, winter, and seasonal music will wow your students onto the bench! And you'll love the new audience participation piece as well!
