To follow up on the Forum Q&A post about gifts for students, here are some photos of the Christmas cookies I gave out to my students this year:
Here’s what I gave my students for Christmas this year: A Symphony chocolate bar, and a personalized glass ornament. I found the glass ornaments at a craft store (Hobby Lobby). On each ornament, I wrote the student’s name and “2011″ on the ornament using a paint pen. I put colorful confetti and pieces of [...]
After posting about the sheet music ornament star last week, I was inspired to dig around the web for other music-related crafts! There are tons of ways to recycle old sheet music (which you can often find at thrift stores, garage sales, auctions, and antique stores). Here’s a sampling of what I found! All links [...]
Someone on the “piano-teachers” Yahoo group forum brought this to my attention – the Better Homes and Gardens magazine’s website has instructions for a craft for making a sheet music Christmas ornament (picture on right). It looks like a wonderful way to make your Christmas tree a little more musical! The star pattern allows you [...]
Looking for a unique music-related gift for a colleague, teacher, or perhaps a special student? I just discovered that there are plenty of unique, handmade items on Etsy that would make wonderful gifts. But watch out – these handmade items are so cute you may finding yourself wanting to buy yourself a gift too. =) [...]
Need ideas for what to give all your music students this year for Christmas or to reward them after a performance? Trying to stay within a budget? How about making grab bags full of music goodies! Your students are bound to be thrilled with this music-themed gift. First, buy a package of cellophane favor bags – [...]
Joy is a pianist and teacher in Ohio with great passion for helping students experience the wonders of music making!
