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The Life of a Music Teacher

beapianoteacher wrote 2 weeks ago:   I met with some college friends yesterday at a local cafe. We had a great talk about the life … more →

Tags: piano teaching resources, life of a music teacher

Printables for Interviewing Students

Joy wrote 5 months ago: Here are some sample forms for conducting student interviews, as promised.  Feel free to take a peek … more →

Tags: Beginners/Elementary Level, intermediate level, advanced level, Operating a Music Studio, Printables, Piano, piano teaching, Student interview, New Student

Conducting Student Interviews

Joy wrote 5 months ago: Many teachers interview prospective students before accepting them into their studio.  While I haven … more →

Tags: Beginners/Elementary Level, intermediate level, advanced level, Operating a Music Studio, Piano, Music, piano teaching, Student interview, New Student

Identifying Intervals Worksheet (unison through 5th)

Joy wrote 5 months ago: Do you find yourself telling students how much easier it would be if they learned to recognize inter … more →

Tags: Beginners/Elementary Level, intermediate level, Music Theory, Resources/Links, Printables, FREE worksheets, Print, Piano, Music

Identifying Intervals Worksheet (unison through 3rd)

Joy wrote 5 months ago: Do you find yourself telling students how much easier it would be if they learned to recognize inter … more →

Tags: Beginners/Elementary Level, intermediate level, Music Theory, Resources/Links, Printables, FREE worksheets, Print, Piano, Music

...it's been a while.

Joy wrote 5 months ago: Hello, again!  It’s been a while.  I took a longer-than-intended break from blogging, unfortun … more →

Tags: Operating a Music Studio, My Students, Piano, piano teaching

Print your own certificates1 comment

Joy wrote 7 months ago: Looking for a quick and affordable way to recognize your students for their accomplishments? Here … more →

Tags: Operating a Music Studio, Motivating Students, Resources/Links, Performances

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 →

Tags: Motivating Students, Resources/Links

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 →

Tags: Operating a Music Studio, Motivating Students, Resources/Links, the power of music, Inspiration

Accuracy vs. Musicality

Joy wrote 7 months ago: There are many performers who I consider to have amazing accuracy of notes, but minimal musicality … more →

Tags: Practicing, interpretation

Recital Preparation

Joy wrote 8 months ago: My students are currently preparing for our studio piano recital in May.  They are all doing great. … more →

Tags: Performances, My Students, Studio Class / Group Lessons, what i'm up to

Link: www.musicards.net

Joy wrote 8 months ago: I found this cool link among the resources on my friend’s vocal studio site.  Musicards.net pr … more →

Tags: Resources/Links

Online Group Keyboard Supplement

Joy wrote 8 months ago: Check out this link….www.eNovativePiano.com There are sample lessons to check out, including p … more →

Tags: Resources/Links, Group Keyboard, Repertoire/Method Books

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 →

Tags: Motivating Students, improvisation

Reflections upon Interpretation

Joy wrote 8 months ago: Yesterday at a piano lesson, my student kept saying how she wasn’t sure “what to do in t … more →

Tags: advanced level, Practicing, interpretation, what i'm up to

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 →

Tags: Practicing, Operating a Music Studio, Motivating Students, My Students, Incentive Programs, what i'm up to

Welcome

Joy wrote 9 months ago: Welcome to a place where I hope to share resources and experiences of my piano teaching.  Join me as … more →

Tags: what i'm up to

Priorities in Teaching Children

sfrack wrote 1 year ago: This is very fun! I just tried “Wordle”. If you want to give it a go, click on “co … more →

Tags: music education, children and music, parents and music, practicing piano, success in learning

YouTube competition for amateur pianists

nicole wrote 1 year ago: assignment for upper school students: The Van Cliburn Foundation is holding a piano competition on Y … more →

Tags: Piano, Classical Music


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