Blogs about: Motivating Students
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Music + Imagination
I often have students’ parents and grandparents tell me that they wish they had kept taking piano lessons. I use this to encourage my current students, and tell them that it’s a gift to b… more →
color in my piano
Collaborative Learning Techniques
sandyfrey wrote 3 months ago: In the book, Collaborative Learning Techniques, Barkley, Cross and Major provide a rationale for usi … more →
What Are You Willing to Do?
docspeak wrote 4 months ago: I was in Lousiana doing training for St. John’s Parish schools earlier this week when I had th … more →
Relax… and watch the kids shoot some squid or crash a car
pifactory wrote 4 months ago: Buy this Eratosthenes Net on a PiFactory tee-shirt THREE weeks from the end of the semester I decide … more →
The Message Our Students Hear...
readingteach wrote 5 months ago: For most of my 20 years in teaching, I have worked with struggling, at risk (all those labels!) stud … more →
Music + Imagination
Joy wrote 6 months ago: I often have students’ parents and grandparents tell me that they wish they had kept taking pi … more →
Thinking is Dangerous
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koppm wrote 6 months ago: Fellow educators, Have you ever had one of those days where you feel that all hope is lost? One of … more →
Print your own certificates
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Joy wrote 7 months ago: Looking for a quick and affordable way to recognize your students for their accomplishments? Here … more →
A Little Music Humor for your studio door
Joy wrote 7 months ago: Here’s a link to a site where you can print some crazy musical scores. Somebody sure had a sen … more →
Synergy! Finally!
TheWildMind wrote 7 months ago: The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary defines synergy as “The interaction … more →
An Inspiring Reminder...
Joy wrote 7 months ago: The following is a something that has been recently circulating via email forwarding (thanks Dr. Le! … more →
Making Time for Improvisation
Joy wrote 8 months ago: In piano lessions today, improvisation is often a subject that often “goes out the window … more →
Benefits of Holding a Piano Studio Recital
Joy wrote 9 months ago: Recitals are an important part of having a piano studio. Performing is a important skill for any pi … more →
Incentive Programs
Joy wrote 9 months ago: Do you use an incentive program in your piano studio? Incentive programs can be a useful way to mot … more →
Score!
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koppm wrote 9 months ago: Recent conversations with colleagues have revolved around the question of ever-elusive student motiv … more →
Increasing Student Retention in Online Courses
sandyfrey wrote 11 months ago: “Going the Distance: A Handbook for Part-Time & Adjunct Who Teach Online,” by Beck … more →
Motivating Students
sandyfrey wrote 1 year ago: In the book, “The Professor’s Guide to Teaching: Psychological Principles and Practices” (2003), Don … more →
Identifying with "The Book Whisperer"
atonewiththeworld wrote 1 year ago: I came across a blog called “The Book Whisperer”. The blogger, Donalyn Miller, works on … more →
End of the Year Music Awards
Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: Here are photos of the awards I give to music students at the end of the school year. Each year I … more →
Practice: Dealing with Students Who Don’t
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Stengel99 wrote 1 year ago: [This is part 3 in a series of conversations about issues related to practice. Previous posts are he … more →
