There’s something about Celtic music that just begs you to listen! It’s either amazingly vibrant and makes you want to dance or it’s amazingly compelling and moves you to tears. A few years ago, I started arranging several Irish hymn […]
New Irish Arrangement! Read More »
[Knock, Knock.] I bounded up the stairs to let my next student in (that’s my exercise for teaching days). I opened the door and discovered to my horror that 2 of my students were standing there. And they were NOT
Dueling Students at My Door – Time for Swap List Rules Read More »
I like to think of myself as an efficiency queen. I probably live in a dream world, but I’m all about doing things in the shortest possible time but in the most thorough way. When my husband and I get
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A List of Creative Projects for Piano Students Every summer, I try to do something different with my students. Some years it’s a music camp requiring elaborate and careful planning and others years it’s just doing things “outside of the box.”
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It’s so easy for Americans to be ethnocentric. Well maybe I’ll just say, it’s easy for humans to be ego-centric, so ethnocentricity is not so far behind anyone! Regardless, I’m happy to tell all my international friends that: Now Rhythm Menagerie®,
International Editions Now Available! Read More »
The ideas for new and creative ways  to use Rhythm Cup Explorations® are just pouring in and filling my email inbox! Please keep them coming we’ll continue to add to the “8 New Ways to Make Rhythm Cups Explode in
Jelly Beans + Rhythm Cups + Kids = Motivated Students! Read More »
Have you seen the new video with snapshots and videos of some of the best teacher’s students using the hottest thing in music lessons right now? Those teachers are YOU and those students are YOURS, so take a look and see
This Video’s Worth a Thousand Words Read More »
I think one of the most stressful things in teaching piano is trying to “fit it all in.” It’s really quite difficult no matter how much time you have with a students because there are so many things to do!
A Guide to Moving Students to Longer Lessons Read More »
Here are 8 10 Ideas to get Rhythm Cup Explorations® to Explode! I don’t know what the criteria is for a “hot seller,” but I’m pretty sure Rhythm Cup Explorations®, Rhythm Cup Explorations® 2 (new!), and the Holiday Rhythm Cup Explorations® fit
8 Ways to Get Rhythm Cups to Explode in Your Studio! Read More »
Over the past few months, I’ve had several conversations with teachers from Indiana, Florida, and elsewhere about how to encourage more students to compose and enter compositions in festivals and competitions. Well, as I was judging the Indiana Music Teachers Association’s
A New Idea to Get More Student Composers! Read More »
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!
