Last weekend, my hubby and I took a little trip to my hometown in Michigan to visit family. I also had the opportunity to meet up with a fellow piano teacher in Grand Rapids — Jody Deems-McCarger. I connected with Jody last fall through my blog, and then soon after had the opportunity to meet [...]
We are long overdue for another Teacher Feature! (Learn more about Teacher Feature posts here). A big thank you to Jeff Willes for being willing to share with us today. Meet Jeff Wille from the JW Music Studio in Texas! Name: Jeff Wille Area: Savannah, TX Website: http://www.jwmstudio.com Please tell us about your piano and/or teaching background: [...]
A few weeks ago, I received an email from a 16-year-old homeschooler, asking if I’d answer some interview questions for a research project about piano teaching. I was happy to oblige, and she was willing to let me post my answers here too. It was kind of fun! How old were you when you first [...]
October is here, and so is another Teacher Feature! Meet Shauna from the Leavitt Piano Studio in Viginia! Name: Shauna Leavitt Area: Herndon, VA Website: http://www.leavittpianostudio.com/ Please tell us about your piano and/or teaching background: Background: I started teaching when I was 16 with the assistance of my mother who runs a successful piano studio in [...]
It’s halfway through the month already, which means it’s time for a… Teacher Feature! :) Meet Mariel from Mississippi! Name: Mariel Mohns Studio Name: Mariel Mohns Music Website: http://mariel.mohnsmusic.com Blog: http://marielmohnsmusic.blogspot.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/pianomariel Email: mariel@mohnsmusic.com Please tell us about your piano and/or teaching background! I started taking piano lessons when I was 4 years old and loved piano, but [...]
The new month brings us a new teacher feature! Say hello to Diane, everyone! Name: Diane Heath Studio name: Heath Music Studio Website: www.dianeheath.org Please tell us about your piano and/or teaching background. I teach part-time, with a studio of 20 – 25 students, and am also a church musician in Washington, DC. For over twenty years I’ve [...]
Hello friends, Now that the NCKP Conference posts are all up, it’s time to return to regular posts! Today, we have a new Teacher Feature. Say hello to Irina! Name: Irina Gorin Studio: Gorin Piano Studio in Indiana. Facebook Page: Irina Gorin Piano Studio Please tell us about your piano and/or teaching background! I started piano [...]
As announced last Friday, today marks the beginning of the brand new “Teacher Feature” series, featuring interviews with ordinary teachers like you and I. I’m so excited to be sharing with you today an interview with piano and voice teacher Sara Kimbell from Pennsylvania. Read on! Name: Sara Kimbell Location: Pennsylvania Studio website: www.sarasmusicstudio.com Studio facebook page: Sara’s [...]
I love reading interviews. It’s great to hear the perspectives of different musicians on playing, teaching, and other topics. After the great success of a few interview posts in the past (remember Andrea Dow, and the cousins Keri & Carolyn?), I began to realize that great interviews aren’t just for the big magazines and the great musicians. Why [...]
Today I have a fabulous interview for you, from a husband & wife team who runs a 350-student music school in Canada! Meet Andrea & Trevor Dow. Andrea & Trevor run a blog at teachpianotoday.com The website for their music school, Wildflower Music Studio, can be viewed here. Their latest project has been to write [...]
Meet Keri and Carolyn. They are two cousins and piano teachers out of Canada who teamed up to establish their successful piano studio, Piano Stars. They also sell some unique and original piano teaching materials on their website (click here) and on Etsy. When I stumbled across their Etsy shop one day, I just had [...]
Joy is a pianist and teacher in Ohio with great passion for helping students experience the wonders of music making!
