Recitals & Events
Insights on Student Piano Events
Hi everyone, I’ve been holding my “Winter Music Celebration” studio events over the past few weeks and wanted to share a few things. I personally never call them ‘recitals’ – I think this word has a stigma attached for many people. I refer to them…
Playing for Peeps -Fun Easter Contest
This is a fun way to encourage students to play their songs for people in a causal way… to get low-stress performance experience, to feel more encouraged & motivated by their playing when new people hear them play, and as an extra by-product maybe even…
Chat – Student Concerts
The following is an edited transcript of a Chatroom Session with Gordon Harvey, Simply Music’s Australian Manager. Gordon is one of our Senior Associate Teachers, and here he is discussing aspects of holding concerts for your students. Gordon H (AUS) Kerry, you asked about doing…
Variations and Combinations
I’m planning my big Spring Fling and wanted to share some ideas for your students to try. I always appreciate your and your students’ ideas! I can’t tell you how much my students have enjoyed ‘Chinese’ Dreams. Several of my students have created new songs…
Level 1 Wedding Style Pieces?
One of my 9-year-old students just completed Foundation 1, and his sister has asked him to play in her wedding next month. He is very excited and has several weeks to learn something, or he is content to play one of the F1 pieces he…
Special Duet Ideas
The school near me is having a talent show and a couple of my students want to perform. One really wants to do a duet. Any ideas of what she could do to have a duet with another student? One student (4th grade) is in Level 6, while…
Converting Private to Shared
Without wanting to repeat too much of what has already been said, I just wish to report on my experience with moving from private to shared. At the end of 2005 I notified all my private students that I would need to move them into…
32 Day Challenge ideas
Some weeks ago, we were discussing the start of the 32 day challenge. Just wondering how it went (% participation/completion?), and how you brought it to closure? Any “aha” moments or things to share? with parents providing incentives/prizes – did you just leave that part…
30 day challenge ideas
A while back a few teachers have mentioned that they have done 30 day challenges with students. Practicing or a specific project for 30 straight days. I’d like to do this with our students in May and June as a way to keep students motivated…
More Benefits of Learning with Others
I teach mainly adults, and I teach them all in groups. I have two small groups of only 5 adults, but most of my groups have between 8 – 12 students in them. Having a background in teaching personal and professional development courses in groups,…