April 2024: What I’m Doing in My Studio This Month
From having my own piano festival to performance group classes, here are some of the things I’m doing in my studio this month.
March 2024: What I’m Doing in My Studio This Month
The Spring is quickly approaching, which means the busy time of contests and recitals is here. I thought it might be fun to share some of things I’m planning for my studio this month.
Teaching Piano to Students with ADHD
Do you have any students who struggle with focus? (I do! 🙋♀️) Whether it’s a hungry student, tired student, or a student with more complex focus issues, this post has 2 tips for helping students focus in their lessons.
Product Spotlight: Canon in D Lead Sheet Guide
The Canon in D Lead Sheet Guide shows students the practice steps to create a piano solo using a lead sheet. Keep reading to learn more!
New Product: My First Piano Workbook
Read more about My First Piano Workbook, a workbook designed for young students in their first year of lessons.
Product Spotlight: Take Me Out to the Ball Game Lead Sheet Guide
The Take Me Out to the Ball Game Lead Sheet Guide shows students the practice steps for learning how to use a lead sheet. Students can learn how to play lead sheets as a piano solo or as two hand accompaniment.
Activities for Your Summer Music Camp
If you have summer music camps or offer group classes over the summer, you probably have found yourself searching for various activities for students. One of the issues with having camps or group lessons over the summer is that there are usually several different...
Piano Practice Steps for Beginners
With the right practice steps in a lesson, you can show piano students *how* to practice at home. Giving a student specific practice steps will give your student confidence in learning music throughout their lessons. In this post, I share the 6 piano practice steps I use for beginners. I also give an example using the sheet music “Are You Sleeping?”
Free Printables for Piano Teaching
This post is a round-up of free printables for piano teaching that I have made for my students. These printables are reference sheets or visuals that are designed to help students learn terms or understand concepts even better. I hope that you will find them useful in...
How I Use Music Money in My Studio
Find out how I motivate my piano students to practice more by using an incentive program with Music Money.