The subject of motivation always interests me. Here’s a great post by Tim Topham summarizing the book on motivation called Drive. Â He mentions a few of the studies conducted on motivation including one on preschoolers and one on adults. Â The […]
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About a month ago, I purchased the Eggspert Quizzing System and began using it in my studio. Since then, I have not stopped raving about how my students and I love it! Â Many of you have also purchased the inexpensive
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I’m gearing up for my Christmas party and have received numerous requests for a post on Christmas activities, so I wanted to give you a list. Be sure to subscribe to email updates so you can get all the extra
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Well, we are nearing Christmas and also the end of the year when we try to take advantage of tax deductions for teaching supplies. Â I recently started a “teacher wish list” or “studio wish list and thought it would be
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Susan Johannessen on Facebook was mentioning how quickly the “Sticky Hands” disappear from her prize box. I asked her where she got these wonderful little toys and she said they were at the $2 stores in Australia! Â Well, that’s a
I don’t know why this didn’t occur to me until now, but a great way to save money on printing rhythm drills and Rhythm Menagerie would be to print them on card stock and then laminate them! Â Then, students
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My students are so excited about the Holiday Sight Reading Challenge I issued a few weeks ago. I love that I can use this idea for sight reading or next year for practice, extra credit challenges, etc. It’s a very
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On the goal setting form I had students fill out in August, many of my students expressed that they wanted to be better sight readers. In the past few months, my students have participated in a Christmas Sight Reading Challenge
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I’ve been asked this question a few times since the launch of Rhythm Menagerie, so I thought I’d let you know that Rhythm Menagerie was designed to be used in private lessons, though it does work well in groups. Â Some
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This week, we had our fall group lessons and I had a fun time tweaking our games to go with a fall theme. Â I had a particularly good time figuring out what to do with my older kids who were
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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!
