by Spring | Sep 5, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop
This week, we wanted to share with you how MTNA has impacted us personally. We often share about attending state and national conferences (see MTNA Conference Highlights, TMTA Conference). But MTNA also plays a significant role in our day-to-day teaching. Whitney... 
by Spring | Aug 30, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured
This past March I had the privilege of presenting a session at the MTNA National Conference titled “Adult RMM Students: More than Just a 30-Minute Lesson.” For this presentation I recorded interviews with 5 adult students at our studio. From these... 
by Spring | Aug 23, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured
I recently joined the Piano Teacher Practice Room group on Facebook and as a result have begun learning Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G minor. This group was started at the perfect time for me, right after I welcomed home my new-to-me Boston grand. The idea of... 
by Spring | Aug 14, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
Each Tuesday we bring you a quick teaching idea that you can implement in your lessons right away! Here’s our sixth tip in this series: Most teachers get in the habit of sitting in the same general area of their studio for lessons each week. I sit on the bass... 
by Spring | Aug 7, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
It’s time for our fifth Teaching Tactic! Teaching our students to recognize the feel of intervals is key to developing fluid readers. Our idea today is to take an “interval trip” with our students, by dictating intervals for them to find. I...