by Whitney | Feb 3, 2016 | 4 D's, Delight, Develop, Featured, Games, Printables, Resources
When teaching keys to students, do you ever refer to houses? Seems like a random question but whenever students try to understand how a piece belongs to a key or how relative minor keys are found, I seem to bring up the topic of homes. So to help me teach this topic... 
by Spring | Jan 4, 2016 | 4 D's, Drive, Featured, Printables
Happy New Year! It’s time for New Year’s resolutions and new beginnings, so why not carry this over to the piano studio? If we don’t create specific goals and plans for our students piano can seem like an endless flow of same-ness. The beginning of... 
by Whitney | Oct 23, 2015 | 4 D's, Delight, Drive, Featured, Games, Printables, Resources
So remember that post we did a long time ago titled “Rhythm Duels”? Well it’s been our highest rated pin and favorite page for many music teachers of all instruments so we decided to share a few more today. Something for those intermediate students... 
by Spring | Oct 19, 2015 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Printables
I was recently asked to judge for an area music teachers association’s Fall Festival coming up in November. In the past I’ve found that it’s really helpful to have a list of adjectives handy when judging because sometimes you feel like you run out... 
by Spring | Sep 17, 2015 | 4 D's, Delight, Featured, Printables
Today we’re sharing a free printable resource for your studio – music alphabet cards! This may seem really simple, but there are so many things you can do with these and you definitely need a set, or a dozen, for your studio. I recommend printing several... 
by Whitney | Aug 3, 2015 | 4 D's, Delight, Develop, Featured, Games, Printables, Resources
In my studio, I always want a new game to make reviewing key signatures more fun. We have races and do worksheets, but I’ve been brainstorming a few new key signature ideas. So today, I’m sharing my first one! Key Signature Bingo – pretty easy right?...