One of our very special guest faculty for the 88 Creative Keys Workshop is Samantha Coates. She’s coming ALL the way from Australia and this won’t happen again anytime soon so now’s the time to sign up for our workshop (right...
Category - Books
A podcast has my wheels turning and I’m excited to share it with you! Jennifer Gonzales, from Cult of Pedagogy, held an interview with Joe Hirsch, a fourth grade teacher and author of The Feedback Fix: Dump the Past, Embrace the Future...
Stage fright. It’s a topic that often gets pushed aside at weekly lessons. As teachers, we tend to focus on how to play, how to memorize, how to read, how to create, and even how to perform but, we can overlook how to prevent or deal with...
There are four secrets of a successful studio. I realize it’s a bold claim to narrow it down to just four and you may be asking, what does successful mean? Keep reading. Like any other human being, your bottom line comes down to: food on...
After surveying my studio shelves for Baroque resources, here’s what I’ve gathered from years of attending conferences, shopping online and following recommendations of fellow teachers. Before you read further, I happened upon...
With the luxury of a week-long North Carolina vacation, I made plans to drown myself in a couple of books: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr and Still Alice by Lisa Genova. The beaches of the Outer Banks, our magnificent rental home...
Last week I posted an article entitled 10 Red-Hot Resources for Cool Summer Lessons. The post caught on like wild-fire! I hope your students experience cool summer lessons with the help of the inspirational resources. On the list was Bradley...
Are you looking for ways to offer your music students tutorials on theory concepts? Although there are excellent iPad apps that drill and improve ear skills, they don’t always teach. That’s why I’m so excited about my latest...
If you’ve purchased The iPad Piano Studio: Keys To Unlocking the Power of Apps, you own more than just a book. In your hands (or on your shelf) is a paperback hybrid experience. Because of the QR (Quick Response) codes sprinkled...
It was a cold Thursday evening in November of 2013. I remember because I was driving to choir rehearsal–always held on Thursday evenings. While trying to concentrate on the road, my mind was racing after reading and rereading this email...