by Patti Kolk In my bag of teaching tricks, props, and games, I use multiple options to reinforce beginning concepts for young students ages 4-6 years. In my teaching, I have noticed students who appeared to understand a specific concept, but […]
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I want to invite all my NCKP 2013 friends and ComposeCreate® followers to dinner on Thursday evening, July 25th around 6:15. We’ll meet at the beautiful Brio Italian Restaurant which is less than 1/2 mile from the hotel. You can
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While we were having a group lesson recently, a sibling of two of the students in the class was sitting patiently waiting for her lesson. She asked for a piece of paper, and unbeknownst to me, proceeded to draw this
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Being a mother of three, it is hard to find large chunks of time to work on anything be it a composition, a blog post, a project, or a lesson plan. Â But I’m often reminded of what my husband told
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Almost a year ago, I posted about my favorite lined whiteboard in the “Can’t Teach Without” series. I mentioned that I could no longer find it on EZ notes from whom I had purchased it many years ago at an
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Thanks to the extremely creative Gretchen Taylor (Cecilly for those of you who follow the Yahoo board), I was inspired to decorate my studio for the summer. Yes I do have decorations, but they’ve been up now for about two
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Okay I admit, I have so many great games in my piano closet that sometimes I forget to play my games with my students! So when I was doing the lesson plan for my summer and end of year group lessons,
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It occurred to me that since many of you have not heard the “Stress-free Business Practices for Your Studio” workshop, you may have missed one of the most important points about all of these posts about money! It may be
Wendy, Are You Obsessed with Money?! Read More »
I just saw a fabulous video, appropriate for teachers,musicians, and even children, about what happens when we copy creative works. While it might seem somewhat self-serving to blog about this, I will tell you that composers especially get so little
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Jennifer Foxx over at Foxx Piano Studio Resources shared about an incredible idea for a low cost or money making recital! This idea could literally eliminate all your recital costs and potentially make money for your studio! What is the idea?
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The Great Fuzzy Event of 2026!
You will not believe what we released at this premier event! Four new Fuzzies solos, a new and FREE incentive program, summer ideas, new resources and so much more! Even the replay is super fun!
