Remembering
I’m on a bit of a break from teaching and posting on the ComposeCreate blog, but I wanted to give thanks to some very important people on this very important day. I’d like to thank those who have sacrificed their […]
Piano Teacher Business School
In the past few months, you’ve seen some articles about the piano teaching business by Kristin Yost in the Dollars and Sense category of this blog. If you haven’t had the opportunity to see her workshop, “How I Made $100,000
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Spiritus Mundi
Here is a poem by Kansan Amy Fleury that I am currently mulling over and is this weeks’ featured Inspiration Point. Spiritus Mundi Listen around to the long sentence the land is saying, to the wind rumoring through the
How Google Docs is Working for this Reluctant User
A comment was left on the  Keeping Track of Student Progress – Part 3 article from someone who “reluctantly” tried Google docs.  I am not selling anything here, and I really don’t care what people use to track their students’
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Keeping Progressions, Inversions, and Arpeggios Straight
A few weekends ago, my students participated in the Kansas MTA musicianship exams called Music Progressions. Â One of my piano teacher friends and I were in the office commenting on how difficult it is for some students to remember the
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A Tangy Surprise
Susan Paradis, a generous teacher friend who shares many of her creative resources, sent me this picture of one of her students who was super excited to play Tangy Tango! Â She’s in first grade, and after learning the piece, she
Got Money? It’s all about the Business Plan!
by Kristin Yost Studies of business success over time have shown that companies that emphasizegoals in addition to making money succeed better and survive longer than companieswhose sole motivation is monetary. Rhonda Abrams, The Successful Business Plan; Secrets & Strategies
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2011 Spring Recital
Well, today was our 2011 spring recital!  The students did a wonderful job and it was fun seeing and hearing them play so musically.  What a difference one year can make  in a students’ playing!  I thought you might enjoy
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How to Fit a National Music Conference in Your Budget
In the last year, I’ve read several good articles about how to attend a national music conference at budget prices. But, I have to admit that I had not thought of or seen anything like what I read today: Get
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Sanity Savers
by Kristin Yost During the spring I find myself inundated with makeup lesson requests, summer scheduling flakiness and dilemmas, plus families suffering from general scheduling fatigue.  Oh yeah, and baseball has started, swimming is gearing up again, cheerleading, and I‘m
