by Whitney | Apr 2, 2020 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Games, Resources
This week is week 3 for my students doing online lessons and so far, I think things are improving! I’m feeling more energy and connection in lessons. We’re getting used to the technology – although one students’ phone did keep sliding... 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 Whitney | Apr 30, 2019 | 4 D's, Develop, Discover, Featured, Resources, Worksheets
Question: When was the last time you did ear training work with your students? If I’m honest, it was probably in preparation for the theory test… and before that test came up? Yikes. It’s always so busy to fit in all we want to teach in 30 minutes so... by Whitney | Apr 9, 2019 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Printables, Resources, Worksheets
Anyone else love playing finger number games as you teach finger numbers? I love hearing the little giggles as we laugh our way through learning and practicing finger numbers with new students. This week, I came up with a little activity page to work through with... by Spring | Jan 18, 2019 | 4 D's, Develop
We love MTNA and all it offers teachers and students (see our posts about MTNA here and here). I shared with you awhile back about the new MTNA eFestival (read that post here). So today, I wanted to give you a little update! MTNA found a new way for videos to be...