by Spring | Jul 3, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
Update: Remember this series we ran last year? After talking with several readers and colleagues, we found out everyone wanted to still see them. So we’re running the series again to share our favorite teaching tips with you. These are the little techniques and... 
by Whitney | Mar 29, 2018 | 4 D's, Composition, Develop, Featured, Printables, Resources, Worksheets
Arranging. The word seems to scare my students to death sometimes! They believe that only the amazing Kevin Olsen or Carol Matz can arrange a tune they are familiar with into something they can play. When I gave out our first arranging assignment of the semester,... 
by Spring | Feb 13, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured
After recently adding a Boston Grand to my home (read about it here), I’ve gotten this question several times: “So will you teach from home now?” My answer is, no. The point of this post is not to bash those who do teach from home. Instead,... 
by Spring | Jan 22, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured
Our local music teacher’s association (FWMTA) hosted a pedagogy masterclass with Dr. Catharine Lysinger this past Saturday. This was a fabulous event and I took away so many teaching tips that I thought I’d share with our readers here. If you’re... 
by Whitney | Jan 16, 2018 | 4 D's, Delight, Develop
“A duet for you, a duet for you,… a duet for everyone!” Applause and shouts of joy come from all students as you hand out duets in your studio. Sound like the perfect scene? It does to me. I love when students get excited about playing piano... 
by Whitney | Dec 19, 2017 | 4 D's, Develop, Discover, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
This is our final Tuesday Teaching Tactic for the year! We look forward to taking time off teaching and blogging for a few weeks to celebrate with our loved ones. Today we want to share about improvisation but not just having your students improvise. Today we want to...