Tag Archives: piano

Just Added: Musical Leaves Matchup game

By joy (admin) | Published: 10 November 2011

This is a short music game I created as a way to reinforce the names of the piano keys with young beginners.  It only takes a few minutes to play, but my students seemed to enjoy it.  It gives them a break from the usual drill I do, where I have them find 3 different [...]

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2011 OhioMTA Conference (5): The Anderson & Roe Piano Duo!

By joy (admin) | Published: 20 October 2011

The Anderson & Roe Piano Duo gave a performance and a masterclass at the 2011 OhioMTA Conference.  Greg and Liz, in addition to being marvelous performers, are such genuine, down-to-earth people.  They had great insight for the students who performed during the masterclass.  If you ever have the opportunity to hear them live, I highly [...]

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NCKP 2011 | (10) The Unknown Horowitz, by Sherrill Martin

By joy (admin) | Published: 10 August 2011

More conference notes!  This was a fascinating session about Horowitz.  During this session, we also had the privilege of hearing the World Premiere of a Ballade that Horowitz wrote, performed by Louis Nagel! The Unknown Horowitz: New Insights into the Man & his Music, by Sherrill Martin.  Th @ 3:30pm. Horowitz studied piano with his mother and [...]

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Just Updated: Scale & Arpeggio Fingering (2 Octaves) Reference Sheet

By joy (admin) | Published: 24 June 2011

Some of you may remember the Scale & Arpeggio Fingering reference sheet I posted in December of 2010. About a month ago, a friendly reader made some very helpful suggestions for improvement, and so I spent quite a bit of time revising the printable. It’s called “Scale and Arpeggio Fingering for Piano (2 Octaves)” and [...]

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Tour of My Teaching Studio

By joy (admin) | Published: 23 June 2011

Today I’m proud to take you on the penny tour… :) My husband and I feel so blessed to have found this adorable old house to rent. 

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My Piano Purchase!

By joy (admin) | Published: 21 June 2011

You saw the sneak peek photo yesterday…..now here’s the full scoop on my recent piano purchase! I’ve been shopping on Craigslist for quite some time, and I learned that a lot of piano shopping is about personal preference.  My husband and I looked at an absolutely breathtaking Knabe from the 1920′s, for example, but as [...]

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…I’m Back!

By joy (admin) | Published: 20 June 2011

Hello, fellow piano teachers! I hope you’ve missed me during my blogging hiatus.  :)  My husband and I are now happily moved to northwest Ohio, where we are renting a lovely old three-bedroom house within walking distance of downtown.  We have so much more space here versus our one-bedroom apartment back in Michigan, and let [...]

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Just Added: Recital Program Template #3

By joy (admin) | Published: 9 May 2011

It’s recital season! Have you held your spring recital yet?  If you haven’t, here’s a new recital program template you are free to use if you like! I currently have two recital templates on my Printables page and they are very popular downloads.  This one is in color, although it still looks pretty good in [...]

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Ideas for Upcycling Old Pianos

By joy (admin) | Published: 2 May 2011

What do you do when a piano is too worn for use, but too costly to repair?  Here are some ideas! Check out what how lovely this old bench looks with a fresh coat of paint!

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Some Page Turning Humor

By joy (admin) | Published: 25 April 2011

Whew, the semester is wrapping up!  My husband and I are looking forward to graduation, although it’s certainly bittersweet.  I will really miss being in school!  We’ll be moving sometime over the next few months, although a lot is still up in the air.  For now, I can tell you we are moving to Ohio! [...]

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Forum Q&A | What is your Policy Regarding Summer Lessons?

By joy (admin) | Published: 19 April 2011

I had so much fun reading about what kind of pianos you all have on last week’s Forum Q&A!  And many of you with blogs posted photos of your piano too.  If you haven’t seen all the comments, click here and scroll down to check them out. This week, let’s talk about something less fun…..studio [...]

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Forum Q&A | What is your favorite piano brand(s)?

By joy (admin) | Published: 12 April 2011

Last week’s Forum Q&A was all about the benefits of joining a professional organization such as MTNA.  There are some very interesting comments, so please take a moment to read them by clicking here! This week’s Forum Q&A was inspired by Leah.  ;)  I will be piano shopping over the summer, and am starting to [...]

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