“Music is therapeutic: it can tame a tiger and soothe a burning soul!”
— George Netterville
Every Wednesday brings Words of Wisdom here at the Color in my Piano blog in the form of a musical quote or joke, intended to bring inspiration or humor to the middle of your week. Have suggestions? Send an email off to admin[at]colorinmypiano.com.
Just wanted to take a moment to announce the two winners of the sheet music necklace giveaway from last week. The winners are commenters #12 and #25: Erica and Becky! Congrats, ladies! Please check your inboxes for an email from me.
Many of you were curious about how I made the necklaces, so I will try to get a post up about that eventually. 🙂
Early next week, I’ll be traveling to Michigan to give a presentation for a couple of local music teachers associations back home. My presentation is called, “Business Sense for Piano Teachers of the 21st Century.” Wish me luck! I might take a couple of days off from blogging, depending on how busy the weekend turns out to be.
Have a great weekend, all!
Last Thursday, we started a Forum Q&A discussion about assignment notebooks/pages for students. Today, I thought I’d share my own method of tracking assignments — and, of course, also announce the winner of the giveaway!
The winner of the sheet music decorative balls is commenter #5… LaDona! Congrats!! (By the way, if you haven’t seen LaDona’s wonderful blog before, you can check it out here.)
My method of tracking assignments is very similar to what many of you do: I write in a journal-sized notebook.
I always start with the date and then I outline any warmup/technique exercises (5-finger patterns, arpeggios, scales, etc). The photos in this post show a made-up but typical assignment page: Continue reading “My Assignment Notebook Method”
“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.”
— Victor Hugo
Every Wednesday brings Words of Wisdom here at the Color in my Piano blog in the form of a musical quote or joke, intended to bring inspiration or humor to the middle of your week. Have suggestions? Send an email off to admin[at]colorinmypiano.com.
I recently had a current student refer a new student to me for piano lessons. The best kind of marketing is word-of-mouth, so I am always happy when parents/students are willing to tell others about my services! So I decided to give a little gift as a token of my appreciation:
I created this T-shirt at printfection.com, and accompanied it with a thank you card. 🙂
Also: I wanted to use this post to announce the winner of the candle giveaway: It’s commenter #12, Pauline! Congrats! Please check your inbox for an email from me.
The winners of the other giveaways will be announced over the next few days.
Today, a new worksheet was added to the Printables page, all about the treble clef and bass clef!
This worksheet uses dotted lines to teach the student how to draw the treble clef and bass clef. I also included a couple of illustrations in this worksheet showing the development of the clefs over the centuries. Our modern clefs still bear some resemblance to the letters G and F, which can be a helpful tool for students for remembering those landmark notes. Students will find this bit of history interesting and memorable as they learn about the clefs!
To download this worksheet, please visit the Printables > Worksheets page and scroll down to the T’s for “Treble & Bass Clef Worksheet.” Enjoy!
P.S.: Don’t forget to enter the giveaways from last week if you haven’t already. Winners are going to be announced this week starting tomorrow!
We’re still celebrating our three-year anniversary here at Color In My Piano, and today we are finishing off the week with one more giveaway! Two winners will be selected in this giveaway to receive one of the reversible necklaces pictured below:
One side is a green damask paper and the other is vintage sheet music.
Today’s post brings a new Forum Q&A topic, and another GIVEAWAY!
Our last Forum Q&A discussion was about perfectionism. It’s never too late to add your thoughts to the comments, so feel free to hop over there and join in the conversation! I plan to follow up with an article on perfectionism to discuss this topic further at some point, but haven’t gotten to it yet! So many ideas, so little time… 🙂
Today’s new Q&A topic is about assignment notebooks. I’m curious –
What is your method of writing down assignments for students? Do you use a notebook (if so, any particular size/type?) or do you have a custom-made sheet you designed on the computer? What kinds of things are usually included on a typical assignment?
Today’s giveaway is a pair of decorative balls, decoupaged by hand with vintage sheet music: Continue reading “Forum Q&A: Assignment Notebook/Pages for Students”
“I don’t know anything about music. In my line you
don’t have to.”
— Elvis Presley
Every Wednesday brings Words of Wisdom here at the Color in my Piano blog in the form of a musical quote or joke, intended to bring inspiration or humor to the middle of your week. Have suggestions? Send an email off to admin[at]colorinmypiano.com.
Today marks the three-year anniversary of Color In My Piano! HOORAY! It’s been such an exciting year, and I’m so thrilled to have been able to share my experiences with you all. Thank you all for your support and for making this blog such a fun place to share resources and ideas with each other. I can hardly believe Color In My Piano has been online for three years already.
Below is a run-down of the history of the Color In My Piano blog, as well as details about a GIVEAWAY! Read on. Continue reading “Celebrating 3 Years!”
Guess what! Tomorrow is Color In My Piano’s THREE YEAR anniversary! Woohoo! I’ve got a few fun posts and giveaways planned for later this week in honor of our anniversary. But today, I thought I’d share this new printable:
Continue reading “Just Added: Music Staff Paper for Stickers of all Sizes”
“Music is nothing separate from me. It is me… You’d have to remove the music surgically.”
— Ray Charles
Every Wednesday brings Words of Wisdom here at the Color in my Piano blog in the form of a musical quote or joke, intended to bring inspiration or humor to the middle of your week. Have suggestions? Send an email off to admin[at]colorinmypiano.com.
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