Tag Archives: teachers

Piano as a way to build community

By joy (admin) | Published: 8 July 2010
Check out this fascinating news story: It’s great to see the great potential music (especially the piano) has to connect members of a community in a unique way!  This story really got me thinking: what are some ways we as teachers of music can use our skills to connect and benefit the community?  We tend [...]
Posted in Improving as a Teacher, Resources / Links, The Power of Music, inspiration | Also tagged , , , | 1 Comment

SUMMARY | The June Forum: Making Your Vocation A Vacation

By joy (admin) | Published: 6 July 2010
June is over (summer is going by so quickly!!), and so is the June Forum: Making Your Vocation A Vacation topic.  Thanks for all the thought-provoking comments, all!  Here’s a summary of your comments, along with some thoughts of my own mixed in: Teach only when you want to. Don’t overdo it.  Only schedule yourself what [...]
Posted in Improving as a Teacher, Monthly Forums, Motivation, Series, Topics in Teaching Piano, inspiration, studio business | Also tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Just Added: Lesson & Payment Record Chart

By joy (admin) | Published: 28 June 2010
Just added to the page of free Printables: Lesson & Payment Record Chart 2010-2011 (3 page pdf; click to view) Summertime is a great time to do some planning for the next academic year of teaching!  As you can see, I’ve been keeping busy…..  This chart is designed for the 2010-2011 year in mind, starting [...]
Posted in Other Resources, Topics in Teaching Piano, printables, studio business | Also tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Teaching Music Theory: Our Responsibility

By joy (admin) | Published: 24 June 2010
This article talks about why integrating a music theory component is important for teaching private lessons in piano or any musical instrument. It is our responsibility as music teachers to give our students a well-rounded education in the area of music - including theory.
Posted in Advanced Level, Beginners/Elementary Level, By Student's Level, Improving as a Teacher, Intermediate Level, Topics in Teaching Piano, music theory | Also tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Just Added: Scales & Primary Chords Worksheet 1 (CGDF)

By joy (admin) | Published: 21 June 2010
Posted in Advanced Level, By Student's Level, For During the Lesson, Ideas, Intermediate Level, Studio Class / Group Lessons, piano camps, printables, worksheets | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dealing with Performance Anxiety

By joy (admin) | Published: 18 June 2010
Your hands are cold and shaky, your heart is racing, and you find it hard to breath.  Are you sick?  Are you having a nightmare?  No, you’re about to play your instrument in a recital, and the symptoms you are experiencing are due to performance anxiety — better known as stage fright. Performance anxiety affects [...]
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My Thoughts on Practice Requirements

By joy (admin) | Published: 11 June 2010
Many of you may remember being required by your piano teachers growing up to practice a certain amount of minutes each day/week.  Perhaps your requirement looked something like this: 15 minutes a day, 140 minutes each week, or 45 minutes, 5 days a week. One of my previous teachers built her incentive program around how [...]
Posted in For During the Lesson, Ideas, Improving as a Teacher, Motivation, Topics in Teaching Piano, incentive programs, practicing | Also tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Free Studio Website Builder: Weebly.com

By joy (admin) | Published: 10 June 2010
Have you thought about starting a website for your studio, but felt that you didn’t have the resources or expertise to build one?  Check out Weebly.com — an attractive and easy-to-use online resource where you can create a website for free. Personally, I currently use iWeb software (comes free on all Mac computers) to create and [...]
Posted in Building your Studio, Resources / Links, Technology, Topics in Teaching Piano | Also tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

The June Forum: Making your Vocation a Vacation

By joy (admin) | Published: 8 June 2010
As mentioned yesterday, a new series is being introduced here at Color In My Piano: a monthly forum of sorts, where readers put their heads together a discuss various topics.  The success of this series depends on YOU, so please, type away! Without further ado, allow me to introduce the topic for the June forum: [...]
Posted in Ideas, Improving as a Teacher, inspiration | Also tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Introduction of a New Series: The Monthly Forum!

By joy (admin) | Published: 7 June 2010
At the expense of sounding like an old record, I’d like to express once more (last time, I promise!) how much I’ve enjoyed reading all your comments lately, especially the shared stories on the giveaway post from a couple weeks ago.  It’s comments such as those that make Color In My Piano a success and [...]
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