by Ivy Pirl | Sep 25, 2018 | Motivation, Teaching Tips
Can you believe we’ve nearly made it to October? For many of us, we’ve just about reached the midpoint of our semester. And maybe, just maybe, some of those students who were so on fire at the start of the term have started to lose a bit of motivation? That glorious...
by Chris Owenby | Jul 28, 2018 | Inspiration, Motivation
You teach because you genuinely love and care for your students and WANT them to succeed in learning how to play the piano. You know that music will hold a prominent place in their life – perhaps they pursue the craft professionally, or perhaps they don’t,...
by April O'Keefe | May 16, 2018 | Encouragement, Motivation, Uncategorized
Parents who value music in their student’s lives are a tremendous boon to our profession. From an educational standpoint, you can’t beat music. Math and reading comprehension and they get to make pretty music? Sign my kid up! Parents who understand the value of...
by Chris Owenby | Feb 4, 2018 | Inspiration, Motivation
The work of a piano teacher is so important. Don’t you agree? Think about the fantastic privilege we have – it is a joy to share the gift of music with young people. But it’s not always cotton-candy and rainbows. There are days when our best efforts...
by April O'Keefe | Oct 23, 2017 | Inspiration, Motivation, Teaching Tips
Children are incredibly active. Honestly, too much. When competing with sports, academics, church, clubs, play dates, and all the other things, how does music fit into a well-balanced life for today’s youth? Here are eight ways to help you keep music on the schedule....
by April O'Keefe | Oct 8, 2017 | Inspiration, Motivation, Practice Strategies, Teaching Tips
We, as music teachers, believe that what we do is important to the development of young people. We look for those moments when the music suddenly grabs the student and they show glimmers of that passion we see in ourselves. Instead, we repeatedly see students whose...
