by Spring | Nov 18, 2019 | 4 D's, Discover
Our students are on YouTube all the time, right?! Many times I’ve wished my students would spend as much time practicing as they spend on YouTube. Anytime I can find good resources for students on YouTube I am thrilled. The internet is plagued with lots of... 
by Spring | May 28, 2019 | 4 D's, Develop
Our students need books and materials to study piano, there’s no getting around that! So every studio has to decide how they are going to handle the purchase of new books. My studio charges a flat fee of $25 per semester (Spring, Summer, and Fall) that covers... 
by Spring | May 23, 2019 | 4 D's, Develop
I have the privilege of being the Guest Clinician for the Oklahoma MTA State Conference next weekend. I’ll be giving two very different presentations on topics that I love. That’s one of the great things about being a piano teacher, there are so many... 
by Spring | Feb 7, 2019 | 4 D's, Delight, Discover
I’ve been using the Flashnote Derby app with my students for several years. It’s such a fun way to practice note recognition and doesn’t take up much lesson time. You can read more about how the app works on Susan Paradis’s blog here. Recently,... 
by Spring | Jan 24, 2019 | 4 D's, Discover
I recently got a new piano bench for my teaching studio, and I love it! I learned about Exemplar benches at the MTNA Conference last year. They had a booth set up in the exhibit hall and I immediately liked the benches. Finally, at the end of 2018 I was able to order...