For all of my students, I am posting the winning cartoon characters that you chose today at your group lesson. Congratulations to Sarah and Michael for winning the art contest. I am so excited about posting the rest of the fabulous […]
Cartoon Motive Contest: Winners Read More »
Marci Pittman, an Independent Music Teacher from California, recently informed the teachers on the Yahoo Piano Teacher forum about a great article called “Getting Your Kids to Practice.” This article contains some wonderful tips for parents to use in assisting
Getting Your Kids to Practice Read More »
The Piano Explorer has announced its annual Composition Contest winners. Two of my students were featured in the following way: Bethany–her artwork is displayed on the front cover of the magazine! Jana–received an Honorable Mention in the Younger Division of
Piano Explorer Winners Read More »
The files that most often get downloaded off of this site are the Rhythm Worksheets. So, I thought I would highlight these for those of you who have not seen them yet. Rhythm worksheets and other helpful PDFs for teachers
Rhythm Worksheets Read More »
Since I use my own site as my “go to” for rhythm worksheets, I’ve become aware that there is no rhythm worksheet for introducing triplets! So, I have created a Triplets Worksheet and have posted it to the Rhythm Worksheets section (under
New Triplet Rhythm Drill Read More »
After posting my students’ Jingle Bell variations, someone asked me to elaborate on how I record my students and then post to YouTube. There are a number of great posts out there about recording your students, so I’ll just give you
Recording students, Posting to YouTube Read More »
This year, I noticed that the Piano Explorer did not specify the age brackets for their composition contest. So, I emailed the editor and asked her a few specific questions about this and other things. Here is her response: Question
Additional info on PE Composition Contest Read More »
The January issue of the Piano Explorer has arrived and the details of their annual composition contest are included. If you are a student in my studio, you can pick up your copy at your first lesson in January, but
PE Composition Contest Read More »
If you have heard the Composition for Kids lecture, you have heard about the Theme and Variations challenge that I have suggested to “encourage creativity.” This last month, I challenged the students in my studio to create their own variation
Jingle Bells Variations Read More »
At Wendy’s Piano Studio, students recently submitted artwork for our Christmas Cover Art contest. The artwork was fabulous this year, so congratulations to all of you on being so skillful in your drawings. I have tallied the votes, and the
Christmas Cover Art Winners (Please vote again) Read More »
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