So many of my piano teacher friends are asking me how i’m doing my pokemon studio challenge this year and I have to say, I’ve just started and pushed the start date back to September but it is looking SO cool so far. Feel Free to Steal My ideas! Pokemon: Gotta Count Them All Practice […]
Archives for July 2016
Office Hours for an IMT:Free Printable!
We IMT’s (Independent Music Teachers) do so much more than just sit around and listen to children (a common misconception) and we are spending more time at the computer or tablet. Finding resources like flash cards and games, buying and printing music with a studio license, connecting with other IMT’s with social media (like facebook,) […]
Why I’m giving my students gift cards?!
Each week I give my top practicing student (using the Piano Maestro App)a $5 giftcard to Barnes and Noble, Amazon or Target. Everyone young and old loves a giftcard and my students are willing to work hard to be in the running! Here are some winners and stats from past weeks~ And […]
Studio Makeover Challenge Day 18: SILLY
Today’s Studio Makeover Challenge is SILLY!!!! Think of something zany to do when a student makes a mistake…like ~dying groaning noises/fake falling out of your chair when they play a b natural,instead of b flat in the key of F. Practice doing it if you are not that type of teacher. At the end of […]
Teacher Studio Organization Challenge Day 17
Get out the chocolate or treat of your choice for this one: write a generic termination letter for your studio. It can say something about how the family has not met the expectations set forth in the studio policy and it is time to part ways. Then if the time comes, you’ll be prepared and […]