by Spring | Mar 8, 2018 | 4 D's, Discover, Featured
It’s been a little quiet around here lately, and that’s because we’ve been busy! We’re putting final touches on our presentations for the MTNA National Conference at Disney World. We can’t believe it’s almost time! We hope to see... 
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... 
by Whitney | Nov 14, 2017 | 4 D's, Discover, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
Another quick Tuesday Teaching Tip for this week and today I want to give those tablets or phones we carry a good workout! I’m challenging each of us to try to record a part of each student’s lesson. So pull out those electronics we always carry within... 
by Whitney | Sep 21, 2017 | 4 D's, Composition, Discover, Printables, Resources, Worksheets
“Hi, Nancy! Hi, Helen! What’s the story, morning glory? What’s tale, nightingale? Tell me quick about Hugo and Kim!” Anyone else love this song from Bye Bye Birdie?! Today we’re sharing a Telephone Composition activity and this song just... 
by Spring | Aug 1, 2017 | 4 D's, Discover, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
There are many ways to introduce a new piece to a student. Sometimes we start with the sound of the piece through a recording or demonstration. Do you ever start by studying the score? This week’s Teaching Tactic is to go on a “Score Scavenger... 
by Spring | Jul 18, 2017 | 4 D's, Discover, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
Wow! We’ve made it to 16 weeks of Teaching Tactics! Today’s tip is to pull up a YouTube video to play for your students. We know that most students are not watching classical pianists and orchestras perform. It’s our job to expose them to this...