• Camp Summer kids
    Pre-packaged Summer Camps Pre-packaged Summer Camps

    Pre-packaged Summer Camps

Pre-packaged Summer Camps

Over the last few weeks, I have had a number of teachers ask me if there are summer camp plans and materials available for sale. I know that there are a number out there, but I can’t always remember where they are. So if you have a pre-packaged summer camp for sale, here’s your chance to tell us about it!

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    It’s Here: Rhythm Manipulations! It’s Here: Rhythm Manipulations!

    It’s Here: Rhythm Manipulations!

It’s Here: Rhythm Manipulations!

After years of brainstorming, creating, editing, and revising, the second book in the Reproducible Rhythm Explorations series is finally here! Rhythm Manipulations  picks up where Rhythm Menagerie left off. Rhythm Manipulations is designed to appeal to more mature students such as pre-teens and teens as it explores more advanced rhythmic concepts. Each unit showcases original contemporary art which visually represents the rhythmic […]

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    Want to see a little RM2 in action? Want to see a little RM2 in action?

    Want to see a little RM2 in action?

Want to see a little RM2 in action?

Here’s a sneak peak of some of the pictures we took last Saturday while I was doing the final trial of RM2. I’m working on final edits and all kinds of final details. It will be here (more…)

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    Guess the Name First & Get it Free! Update on RM2 Guess the Name First & Get it Free! Update on RM2

    Guess the Name First & Get it Free! Update on RM2

Guess the Name First & Get it Free! Update on RM2

Many of you have been asking when the 2nd book of Rhythm Menagerie is coming out, so I thought I’d give you an update. If you get bored with any of this, keep reading to the end because I’m offering a free copy to the first person who can guess the name of the new book (since we can’t call it Menagerie…but […]

Thanksgiving Week Sale!

Now through Saturday at midnight, get 20% off anything for sale in the store! This is the lowest price ever on any of our products, so I hope you can take advantage of this to stock up on fun games (Stinky Sox, Affirm-a-term), resources (Rhythm Menagerie, Practice Theory Tests, etc.), and music for your studio. If you are a newsletter subscriber, you already received […]

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    2012 Christmas Wish List for Teachers 2012 Christmas Wish List for Teachers

    2012 Christmas Wish List for Teachers

2012 Christmas Wish List for Teachers

It’s that time of year again, and I’ve got some exciting things on my studio wish list! I’m going to go ahead and include some of the things on last year’s list just in case you don’t have these items. Teaching piano is so much fun these days!

Magnetic Spinners – Aren’t these […]

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    Studio Challenge: Six Seasonal Songs to Share Studio Challenge: Six Seasonal Songs to Share

    Studio Challenge: Six Seasonal Songs to Share

Studio Challenge: Six Seasonal Songs to Share

Every Christmas, I find myself retroactively wishing that my students would have:

  1. Learned more Christmas pieces
  2. Played more Christmas pieces for family, friends, and people in general

So this year, I decided I would be pro-active and challenge my students to prepare “Six Seasonal Songs to Share” with at least 6 different people in 6 different settings. I told them that I would give them some kind […]

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    iPad 104: A Bonus Pack of Apps (Plus a Bargain Bin) iPad 104: A Bonus Pack of Apps (Plus a Bargain Bin)

    iPad 104: A Bonus Pack of Apps (Plus a Bargain Bin)

iPad 104: A Bonus Pack of Apps (Plus a Bargain Bin)

This is the last of the exciting iPad articles that have been so well written by Leila Viss. You definitely don’t want to miss reading the previous posts if you are the least bit interested in using an iPad for your studio: iPad 101: Should I Purchase an iPad for My Studio?  and iPad 102: A Starter Kit of Apps for Your Studio and […]

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    iPad 103: A Value Pack of Apps for Your Studio iPad 103: A Value Pack of Apps for Your Studio

    iPad 103: A Value Pack of Apps for Your Studio

iPad 103: A Value Pack of Apps for Your Studio

Don’t miss the first two articles in this series by Leila Viss: iPad 101: Should I Purchase an iPad for My Studio?  and iPad 102: A Starter Kit of Apps for Your Studio.  And definitely don’t forget to make Leila’s blog a place you visit frequently!

iPad 103: A Value Pack of Apps for Your Studio (and Lab!)

by Leila […]

Inspire Your Students with Great Performances

We’re always looking for ways to inspire our students, yes? I think a big part of the equation for inspiring others is being inspired ourselves. When we are passionate about what we do, this can really light a fire for others. Sometimes however, our passions and inspirations are far removed from our students. Have […]

By |September 13th, 2012|Games and Activities, Inspiration, Piano Teaching|Comments Off