When motivation for playing piano was waning for one of my students after a busy day, I pulled out these variation cards and it was defin...

Last weekend I attended a workshop sponsored by my local music club. I was really intrigued by the concept of music mapping and how it can h...

This month's theme in my studio includes a mashup of concepts including ear training, note reading, and rhythm, and at our group lesso...

For my most recent piano group lesson, we played carnival themed games with a music theory focus.  I brainstormed so many different idea...

"Mistakes are a fact of life. Learning to skillfully play the piano is essentially impossible without making thousands of mistakes or...

Which is better creativity or conformity? For a person who likes the comfort zone of predictable instructions, checklists and rubrics to...

Being a musician can often feel like a solitary skill unless teacher's make an active effort to plan ensemble opportunities for their st...