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
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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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In the last Dollars and Sense post, I mentioned the long list of things I learned from my child’s Kids Day Out provider. If you are interested in how others handle things like snow days and such things, then you’ll
A Policy Tip from Day Care – $5 a Day! Read More »
Over the last few weeks, I have had a number of teachers ask me if there are summer camp plans and materials available for sale. I know that there are a number out there, but I can’t always remember where
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I think it’s always helpful for us teachers to look into other professions to see how they handle things like missed payments, missed appointments, and such things. I’m in a great place to do that these days with school aged and
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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!
