I’m always looking for something to motivate my students at the beginning of the year. But like many of you, I am always weighing the pros and cons of external reward systems for piano lessons. I believe that eventually, making […]
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This is the second article in the “Can’t Teach Without…” series. I have two whiteboards in my studio and I can’t imagine teaching without either of them! Both are magnetic which is important so that I can use all the
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Looking for a quick and easy game for your beginning, intermediate, and advancing students? Here’s a few that are available on ComposeCreate.com which I rarely mention, but teachers love: Fishy Flashcards Young students loves this familiar carnival game! Students can fish
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Why You Should Institute Yearly Piano Lesson Price Increases This article is first in a series of posts that are a follow-up to the workshops I’m giving this summer and fall called, “Best Stress-free Business Practices in 2012.” In a
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This is the first post in the new series: “What I Can’t Teach Without.” Â While there are many great gadgets and gizmos that I can’t teach without (my recommendations forthcoming), those gadgets would be nothing without solid pedagogy behind them.
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These days, I know that teachers are feeling the crunch of the difficult financial times. Â With all the wonderful piano teaching blogs available, it’s easy to have a million studio ideas, but not know what is most worthy of our
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Remember the highlighter tape that I’ve raved about and recommended before? Â Well, Art from the Avid Aviator site has let me know that he now has an entire site devoted to highlighter tape now called HighlighterTapes.com. Â The tape we love
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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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Last week, I shared the form my students use to record the titles of their Practically Perfect Performance Pieces. Â Today, I thought I’d share the form that we use for their WTL pieces. Â These are pieces that they “want to
I’ve had several teachers ask what the PPPPiece is that I refer to at the bottom of the new Assignment Journal. Â It stands for “Practically Perfect Performance Pieces” and each of my students have received a chart to put at
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!
