by Whitney | Dec 19, 2018 | 4 D's, Discover, Drive, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
Woohoo! We’ve reached #20 in our Tuesday Teaching Tactics. These short posts are meant to just give you a quick idea or reminder about something you can incorporate right away in your teaching. We have loved sharing our favorite tricks and thoughts with you each... 
by Spring | Sep 18, 2018 | Drive, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
This seems super simple, but I think it’s important! Our Teaching Tactic for this week is to use sticky tabs to mark the assigned pieces. I used to think that if I wrote it in an assignment book students should be able to find it. But I’ve learned that... 
by Whitney | Aug 15, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Drive, Featured, Printables, Resources, Worksheets
It’s that time of year… Some parents are super excited to send their kids back, others are less excited… But the structure and routines are back. Lessons start up regularly again. Teachers are busy preparing classrooms and new materials. As a piano... 
by Whitney | Jul 30, 2018 | 4 D's, Delight, Drive, Featured, Games, Printables, Resources
There’s one game that my kids like to play every time we’re stuck in a waiting room situation. Tic Tac Toe! It’s a favorite for kids and really takes little prep, just paper and a pencil. Teaching at the university, I noticed the first year group... 
by Spring | May 3, 2018 | 4 D's, Drive, Featured, Printables, Resources, Uncategorized
I always feel like students need a little extra push after Christmas break. The spring semester is longer, and there are less breaks. When the school year starts kids are excited for new things. January, February, March can drag on. At the beginning of this year I... 
by Spring | Jun 19, 2017 | 4 D's, Drive, Featured, Printables
Our students accomplish amazing things in the piano studio all the time! But often we breeze right past them. They conquer that B-major five-finger scale that’s been a struggle. Master hands together in a tricky passage. Finish a book, memorize a piece,...