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I’m realizing something is missing in my musical life. I want to make music with other musicians (apart from just my studio students). What do you all do to express yourselves musically in the community? I’ve always mainly played in educational/church settings. Now I’d rather…

• Last updated 2 years ago
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This was my first summer teaching groups, and it has been frustrating to say the least. With vacations and such, it just doesn’t work. It’s not even about the money because I can convince the parents to pay no matter what, but then the students/parents…

• Last updated 3 years ago
• Laurie Richards, missed class, missed lessons, missing class, missing lessons, summer, summer break, summer lesson ideas, summer lessons, summer sessions, summers off, teaching during summer, teaching during the summer

I am one of two teachers just getting started in Canada and I would like to share with you just one of the amazing experiences that have already occurred as I have been sharing Simply Music with my fellow Canadians. As many of you have…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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Reading Notes – I have a couple of students currently, one senior and one middle school age, who seem to struggle with grasping the intervallic note reading process. Sometimes I wonder if it would be easier for certain students to learn note reading the old-fashioned…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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I had a nice conversation with a mother on the phone last week and thought for sure she’d sign up. She was sold on Simply Music (we never met in person and there was no FIS). Here is the email she sent when I followed…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• LAH, LAH vs teacher, learn-at-home, Robin Keehn

Here’s my response to a question in the Forums about how to transition students from our Learn-at-Home program into in-person or online Simply Music Piano lessons: Transitioning from the Learn-At-Home Program to Simply Music Piano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4VuAPnbf08&list=PL3o0aF_9qHn4F2sy8QRuPb_jf_r4D9823&index=19

• Last updated 3 years ago
• learn-at-home, Neil Moore, transitioning into SM