Every time I go to a piano pedagogy conference, there are several times during the conference that I think, “I MUST remember to bring that next time!” But alas, I don’t usually write it down and soon forget that list
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We have over 30 of you wonderful teachers coming to the ComposeCreate® dinner at NCKP on July 25th. It’s going to be wonderful to meet every one of you and I can’t wait! If you have not done so already,
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I’ve been reading a lot about disciplines and the need to pro-actively train our minds so that our natural inclination is to do the best and the right thing. I love the way Tchaikovsky talks about discipline as it relates
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Jill Zuber from Michigan recently told me that the Rhythm Menagerie fun has moved into rural Mexico! Jill founded and works with a beautiful, non-profit organization called Music Mosaic which provides music lessons and classes to help train students to
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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. 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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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!
