How do teachers only teach 45 or so weeks a year and still make a living? I’m working 48-50 weeks per year and still feel like I’m just scraping by! Answered by Kristin Yost You are the CEO of your
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As promised, I wanted to link to Stephen Hough’s own answer to his question, “Can you be a musician and not write music?” He clearly thinks you can indeed be a musician and not write music, but I love that
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Here’s some good advice and things to remember from Ira Glass, the host of This American Life. http://youtu.be/BI23U7U2aUY
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Over the years, I’ve had my students critique each other a number of times. Mostly its been for their performances of pieces in our group Performance Classes. We’ve used a variety of materials to do this from the Performance Class
As promised, I am adding a feature to the Dollars and Sense category of the blog called Dollars and Sense Q&A! Kristin Yost has give a brief answer to this week’s question: I know that I need to raise my
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Our “Dollars and Sense” feature is back! Kristin Yost will be sharing some fantastic articles containing useful business advice for piano teachers. She and I will also be sharing answers to your questions on business matters. Simply email me (Wendy) with
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Thanks to a teaching friend* on Google+, I was alerted to a short article by Stephen Hough called Can You Be a Musician and Not Write Music? which talked about how the 19th century public would have viewed musicians who performed,
20th C Scandal: Performing but Not Composing? Read More »
Tired of the usual spring or fall recital? Your students might be a little bored as well! Our local music teachers association came together and talked about different recital themes we could use to liven up our yearly performances. Teachers who
44 Recital Themes Everyone Will Love Read More »
ComposeCreate.com has never had a sale on everything, but I think its about time! Now through January 1st, you can get 20% off anything in the ComposeCreate® store. That means you can get Rhythm Menagerie® for a song, Practice
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I have read many theological discussions and defenses of the arts, and I am always torn in my response to them. For one thing, it saddens me when we feel the need to justify art by making it serve some
Must Art Teach a Lesson? Read More »
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!
