I used to have a problem with students arriving early or staying late. It was never a huge problem, but it was certainly an irritating one especially when I only had a short break between certain lessons. I often hear […]
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Thank you all for voting in our Cartoon Character Contest! Each of the students received at least 1 vote, so I know that they will enjoy reading what you have written about their creativity. For this picture, the “People’s Choice
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There is one thing that I use in my studio that I think I cannot ever be without: removable highlighter tape! I use this for all ages of students and it is a wonderfully effective tool to draw attention to
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I am a firm believer in finding the right word to coax a correct response from my students. It is so easy to fall into a rut in using the same words again and again to describe staccato (“short and jumpy”)
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Wow, I have just discovered another incredible website with fantastic new games! I remember Anne Crosby’s name from her book In My Dreams which I used with a student ever so long ago. Her compositions were delightfully fresh and appealing
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I just revised several files in the Manuscript Paper section of the website. It always bothered me that my large print, “6 stave with grand staff” staff paper allowed only 3 measures per line, since so many phrases are in
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One of the things that I will be using this fall is a new set of stickers from Hal Leonard. I love these stickers because they are all music related and are inexpensive compared to the music stickers you might
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I am now on a break from teaching until mid-August when I begin my fall semester. During the next few weeks, I’d like to prepare for fall by doing the following: Establishing achievable overall goals for my studio. Organizing my
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In this month’s Clavier Companion (July/August 2010), Susan Geffen has written some very kind things about my Level 1 Irish Celebration piece. In her introductory paragraph, she talks about early level pieces which: 1. Can realistically be accomplished by 4-6 year
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The Hal Leonard 40% off teacher discount has almost expired. You have until July 31st to place your order. When you call, ask for Jody or Andrea and tell them Wendy Stevens says “Hi!” They are part of the very
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